Ahmedabad Airport to Close for 9 hours daily till 31st May
The Ahmedabad airport will remain partially closed for 9 hours daily till May 31, 2022. Read more to know the reason.
From Monday onwards, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport also known as the Ahmedabad airport will remain partially closed for 9 hours daily till May 31, 2022. The decision has been taken due to a scheduled runway renovation work. According to the airport officials, the work will begin today onwards and continue till May 31, 2022. The resurfacing work will be carried out on all days, except Sundays and public holidays, from 9am to 6pm.
To share the information, the airport authorities took to Twitter handle and wrote, "#SVPIAirport will carry out scheduled runway re-carpeting work from 17 January 2022 to 31 May 2022. This work will be carried out from 9 am to 6 pm. We regret the Inconvenience."
According to the airport authorities, an additional check-in and baggage-drop counters has been introduced in order to handle the crowd.
In a statement, an airport spokesperson said, “The work will include runway overlaying, runway strip grading and slope assessment, runway end safety area (RESA) grading and slope assessment, along with storm water drain construction and reinstallation of signages in the maneuvering area. Runway maintenance closures are mandatory procedures in line with international safety standards to ensure aircraft safety and increase runway life."
