Jaipur airport to start runway recarpeting work in March, BA

Jaipur International Airport will start runway recarpeting at the end of March, and the work will be completed in 90 days. Runway recarpeting is being done at Jaipur Airport for the first time since 2016.

Officials said that work will be done from 10am till 6pm to avoid disturbance to flight movement. At Jaipur airport, maximum domestic flights are in the morning and evening hours, and international flights operate at night.

“Having taken the runway upgradation work into consideration, airlines will operate scheduled flights prior to 9.30am and after 6pm for the duration of the recarpeting. During this period, the airport will implement a comprehensive plan to ensure the continuity of services and to mitigate any potential inconveniences to passengers and airlines,” said a senior official from Jaipur airport.

Officials said that the 3,407-metre-long and 45-metre-wide bituminous runway, with an additional 15-metre shoulder on either side of the runway, was last recarpeted in 2016. The scheduled recarpeting will include milling of the existing bituminous runway, followed by bituminous inlay and overlay to meet the design parameters in line with standards specified by the regulator. A total area of 2.04 lakh square metres, including the runway, will be recarpeted.

In Jan, Jaipur airport completed commissioning of its new parallel taxiway of 3,065 metre, which will allow for simultaneous aircraft movements, reducing the wait times for take-off and landing.

An additional runway exit taxiway is also proposed to be constructed during the recarpeting period, said officials. “The runway exit taxiway is the small intersection road connecting the runway and taxiway that enables faster entry and exit of aircraft on the runway. The entire Airfield Ground Lighting (AGL) system will also be upgraded during the runway recarpeting project,” added officials.

At the airport, the existing halogen lighting system will be replaced by an LED system along with the upgradation of airfield signages. The conversion to LED will help save at least 50% power for the airport, added officials.

Recarpeting The Runway.From March 30, recarpeting to be done every day between 9.30am and 6pm for 90 days Runway will be resurfaced and profile corrected. Airfield Ground Lighting to be upgraded from halogen to LED. New rapid exit taxiway will be constructed to increase runway capacity. A new link taxiway to be constructed for connecting the proposed apron to the runway