Mangalore International Airport is the second busiest airport in Karnataka. The runway length of Mangalore airport, which saw a major air crash a week ago that claimed 158 lives, will be increased from the present 8,000 feet to 9,000 ft to include a larger spillover area, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said.“In fact, we have already taken a decision to extend the runway from 8,000 ft to 9,000 ft. As we fight disinformation and misinformation, and keep apace with the happenings, we need to commit greater resources to news gathering operations. To enable wide dissemination of news that is in public interest, we have increased the number of articles that can be read free, and extended free trial periods. The runway length of Mangalore airport, which saw a major air crash a week ago that claimed 158 lives, will be increased from the present 8,000 feet … In addition to domestic destinations, flights depart daily for major cities in the Middle East.

CNN name, logo and all associated elements ® and © 2020 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. The airport at Mangalore has similar topography to that of the airport in Kozhikode and is also one of the few table-top airports of the country.Besides the basic design of the airport, the two incidents share eery similarities. At this difficult time, it becomes even more important that we have access to information that has a bearing on our health and well-being, our lives, and livelihoods. It bears eerie similarity to the 2010 Mangalore airport crash when a plane, also an Air India Express Boeing 737, overshot a table-top runway and crashed nose-first into the ground. *Our Digital Subscription plans do not currently include the e-paper ,crossword, iPhone, iPad mobile applications and print. In the Court of Inquiry report about the plane crash at Mangalore airport in May 2010, it was mentioned that there were three tabletop airports in the country from where scheduled flights operate at Mangalore, Kozhikode and Lengpui. Air India's Dubai-Kozhikode flight splits into two on Karipur runway. A Time Warner Company. In that 9,000 ft, the spillover area and all such factors will be taken into account,” the Minister said.He maintained that the government would have an “open mind” to implement any measure arising out of the lessons from the Mangalore air crash.Replying to questions in Karan Thapar’s ‘Devil’s Advocate’ programme in “Though I am not an expert, but I can say with a sense of responsibility that if there are any mandatory requirements which are not fulfilled, not only in Mangalore but at any other airport in the country, these shall be corrected.”To a question on having an approach radar at Mangalore, he said it was “already being contemplated.

( The new runway 24/06 provides night landing facilities and an ILS Cat-I from the earlier offset ILS. The airport was named Bajpe Aerodrome, when it opened on 25 December 1951, former Prime Minister Jawah "Mangalore Airport had a tabletop runway with a length of only 1625 metres. This short runway restricted the type of aircraft operations," the statement said, adding that the runway at Karipur airport, had a length of "2450 metres, which facilitates operations by aircraft such as Boeing 737-800 and Airbus 320. Printable version | Aug 7, 2020 9:08:34 PM | https://www.thehindu.com/news/Mangalore-airport-runway-length-to-be-increased-by-1000-ft/article16304472.ece “Whatever has to be learnt from the air crash and whatever has to be improved upon will be done,” Patel said.Soon after the crash, he said he had chaired a high-level meeting of officials and a Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council (CASAC) was set up to advise Directorate General of Civil Aviation on all aspects relating to safety.Asserting that “Indian aviation is safe”, Patel said “aviation per se can only be either 100 per cent safe or zero.Aviation is not a game of chance. This short runway restricted the type of aircraft operations," the statement said, adding that the runway at Karipur airport, had a length of "2450 metres, which facilitates operations by aircraft such as Boeing 737-800 and Airbus 320. Like, Mangalore, Kozhikode airport is also situated on the hill top, surrounded by valley of thick forest with limited length of runway. Mangalore airport runway length to be increased by 1,000 ft