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AAI Unveils Plans For New Integrated Terminal At Coimbatore Airport: Report
The Coimbatore airport terminal building
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to develop a new integrated terminal building at Coimbatore International Airport, which will be nearly four times larger than the current facility, The Hindu reported.
Airport Director G Sambath Kumar said that the proposed terminal would span 75,000 sq.m, compared to the existing 18,000 sq.m.
Designed to accommodate 4,200 passengers during peak hours, the terminal will also feature a new apron with 14 aircraft bays, a parallel taxi track and a link taxiway.
Scope of works, design and drawings of the terminal building were being finalised, along with cost estimation, Kumar said.
As part of the expansion, the Tamil Nadu government has transferred 605 acres of the 627 acres requested by AAI.
A joint survey of data pertaining to the land handed over to AAI was currently underway.
A compound wall spanning 16 km is also under construction around the acquired land, and this is expected to be completed by 26 September.
The final terminal design is likely to be completed within five months of the survey and wall construction.
In parallel, the Coimbatore Corporation has put forward a proposal for a sewage treatment plant to manage wastewater flowing into the airport compound from the north side.
Highlighting the broader expansion drive, Kumar added that AAI would observe ‘Yatri Sewa Diwas’ on Wednesday, 17 September, with a series of passenger-centric activities.
