Itanagar Airport

Itanagar Airport is a greenfield airport project that will be constructed at Holongi, 14 kilometres south of State capital Itanagar, in the Papum Pare district of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is being built by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) over an area of 320 hectares. The project entails construction of a new 2300 metre runway, a terminal building measuring 5100 square metres to handle 200 passengers during peak hour, Air Traffic Control Tower and Technical block and Fire station with provisions for commercial activities such as a hotel, convention centre. The apron will measure 115 metres by 106 metres, suitable for parking two Airbus A321 aircraft.[2] Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for the project on 9 February 2019.[3]

Itanagar Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerAirports Authority of India
ServesItanagar
LocationHolongi
Elevation AMSL328 ft / 100 m
Coordinates26°58′12″N 93°39′53″E
Map
Itanagar Airport
Itanagar Airport
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
08/26 7,546 2,300

History

In 2007, the State Government had chosen Banderdeva, 25 km from Itanagar, as a suitable location for the project. The then Home Minister, Shivraj Patil, laid the foundation stone on 20 February 2007 for the project.[4] However, the technical committee of the AAI rejected the site and recommended Holongi as an alternative site for the project in 2011. AAI had recommended Holongi on grounds of operational safety, lower costs of construction and ease of future expansion. The Holongi site lay on flat ground, had better usability in poor weather and offered scope for easy construction and expansion. The Banderdeva site, on the other hand, was surrounded by hilly terrain and permitted operation of aircraft from only one direction. The cost of construction was estimated at Rs. 980 crore for Banderdeva, as against Rs. 650 crore for the Holongi site. The differences between AAI and the state government caused a dispute that resulted in the project getting delayed. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) eventually stepped in to put an end to the dispute in July 2012 and the Holongi site was finalised.[5]

Features
  • The Hollongi airport will hold strategic relevance for the country, and will also have various sustainability features. A green belt along the approach road which will act as a noise barrier, is also planned for the airport project. A technology for harvesting rainwater will be utilized at the airport, along with energy-efficient equipment.[6]
  • The airport will have a single 2,300 metre runway oriented east-west in the first phase, to serve Narrow-body aircraft and can be extended to 2,800 metres to land Wide-body aircraft. The airport apron will measure 160 metres by 115 metres linked to the runway by two taxiways. The airport will have night landing facilities and navigation facilities like DVOR and Instrument Landing Systems.[7]

Current Status
  • AAI completed the Master Plan of the airport began work on the Detailed Project Report (DPR) by August 2014.[8]
  • The foundation stone for the project was laid on 9 February 2019 and the contract for construction work of the project was awarded to Dineshchandra R Agrawal Infracon Pvt Ltd of Ahmedabad, to be completed within a period of 30 months.[9]

See also

References
  1. "Judgement and Order" (PDF). Gauhati High Court. 12 March 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  2. "Executive Summary of Proposed Holongi Airport" (PDF). Airports Authority of India. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  3. "PM Lays Foundation Of Airport, Inaugurates Another In Arunachal Pradesh". NDTV. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  4. "Entire village required for greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh". Project Monitor. 23 May 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  5. "PMO resolves tussle between AAI, Arunachal government". The Hindu. 29 July 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  6. https://www.financialexpress.com/infrastructure/airlines-aviation/fly-to-itanagar-soon-aai-awards-construction-work-for-hollongi-greenfield-airport-in-arunachal-pradesh/1863051/
  7. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujarat-co-wins-arunachal-greenfield-airport-project-120020801195_1.html
  8. "Govt considering setting up of 3 greenfield airports in NE". The Hindu Businessline. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  9. https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/gujarat-co-wins-arunachal-greenfield-airport-project-120020801195_1.html
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