Kolhapur airport to get facelift, work to finish by March 2023: Union ministry

The Kolhapur airport in Maharashtra will get a brand new look by March 2023 with a brand new terminal constructing, prolonged runaway, trendy facilities amongst others in view of the rising variety of flyers, the Ministry of Civil Aviation stated Thursday.

According to a press release by the ministry, 60 per cent of the development work of the brand new terminal constructing, which can be inexperienced (setting pleasant) and sustainable, has been accomplished. It is being constructed in an space of over 4,000 sq. km, could have 10 check-in counters, trendy passenger facilities and interiors depicting the tradition and heritage of the city.

Ongoing building work at Kolhapur airport (Image: PIB)

Another attraction of the brand new constructing would be the huge archways on the entrance facade of the brand new terminal constructing that are influenced and derived from the generally used arches within the heritage constructions like Maharaja Palace, Bhavani Mandap, Panhala Fort of Kolhapur metropolis, the assertion stated.

With the event of the airport, the parking space can be elevated to cater to at the very least 120 vehicles and 10 buses at a time and an Air Traffic Control Tower may even be constructed to handle the rising visitors wants.

Re-carpet ramp of Kolhapur airport (Image: PIB)

Kolhapur Airport has been recognized for Regional Connectivity System (RCS) operations below UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik).

The airport is linked to Hyderabad, Bangalore, Mumbai and Tirupati and not too long ago, its license was upgraded for 24X7 flight operations.