Bangalore: The proposed second runway at the Bangalore International Airport (BIA) is likely to have an adverse impact on the Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots training activities at its Yelahanka airbase here. The IAF and BIA operate in close proximity and the distance between their existing runways is around 5.3 nautical miles (NM), where 1 NM equals to 1.86 km. The proposed runway at the airport will bring them even closer.
The distance between extended centre line of the BIA and the flying circuit at the Yelahanka base is 2.85 NM, while the distance between the extended centre line at the proposed second runway and the flying circuit at the air base will be only 1.82 NM. The concern expressed in some quarters is that the reduced distance between area of operations of two entities will also mean reduction in the airspace safety margin along with high traffic density.
The BIA is one of the busiest airports in the country, while at Yelahanka, IAF trains its pilots on AN-32 and Dornier transport aircraft. Also, helicopter pilots are trained here all through the year. In fact, the rising air traffic has put pressure all the three airports -- Yelahanka, BIA and HAL, which now operates only private aircraft.
Keeping that concern in view, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has constituted a coordination committee including BIA, IAF and HAL airports. The agenda has been to discuss challenges and issues to have an integrated airspace management approach in
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BANGALORE: It has been more than an year since the state cabinet recommended the Centre to rename Bengaluru International Airport (BIA) as Kempegowda International Airport, but that possibility seems far from reality. Sources say that none from the state government, including MPs, MLAs, ministers or Union Ministers from Karnataka, have so far pressurised the Union Government to rename the Bangalore International Airport after Kempegowda.A few months ago, Bangalore South MP...
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BANGALORE: The Bangalore International Airport (BIA) has become the countrys first firm to receive Green Company distinction from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). The company on Thursday announced that it has received the certification from the Green Building Council (GBC) of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) as a Green Company in adherence to its GreenCo Rating System.The rating system assesses and analyses the environmental impact of the companys entire...
08:54 AM, Mar 23, 2012
BANGALORE: A fire broke out near the forest cover opposite the cargo terminal of the Bangalore International Airport (BIAL) in the early afternoon on Monday. A fire tender stationed in the BIAL premises was rushed to the spot at 2 pm and officials revealed the fire had been bellowing for almost an hour before the fire tender reached. The fire could have started because of a cigarette butt. We reached...
08:09 AM, Feb 14, 2012
BANGALORE: Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) had announced plans for a Rs 1000-crore expansion to Terminal 1 last year and Director of Operations Hari Marar on Monday assured that work on the expansion was going as per schedule. We will be ready by the first quarter of 2013, the expansion i s on track, he said. Passenger traffic at the airport currently at 12 million is expected to touch 17...
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New Delhi: Bangalore airport has been put on high alert after a tip-off by the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Security has also been tightened at the Chennai airport after officials at the Bangalore airport received a mysterious call on Tuesday night warning of a threat to a Bangalore-Chennai flight. All Bangalore-Chennai flights being checked but no flights have been delayed. The CISF has also formed a bomb squad to check all...
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09:59 PM, Mar 12, 2008
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05:20 PM, Mar 12, 2008
Royal Challengers' innings: Over No. 20: Maiden title for Mumbai! Harbhajan Singh led from the front with three key wickets as Mumbai Indians ended their trophy drought by clinching the Champions League Twenty20 title after beating the Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31-runs here on Sunday. RCB 108 all out. Over No. 17: Challengers stare defeat! Harbhajan gets his third as Vettori too departed while trying to hit a big shot...
12:42 AM, Mar 08, 2008
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04:05 PM, Mar 05, 2008
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