Aranmula, the first private airport in India, is in trouble!  

June 18, 2014

Will the Civil Aviation Ministry help by clarifying the issues on two and three tier towns, and where they would like to open the door for building private airports?

AK Ramdas

KGS Aranmula International Airport, the first privately built airport, is estimated to cost Rs2,000 crore. It will be the first private international airport in Kerala, after Kochi, Thiruvananthapuram, Kozhikode and Kannur, if it is permitted to proceed with the project. This proposed airport lies within 100kms of both Kochi and Thirvananthapuram International Airports. It may be remembered that the statutory regulation demands such airports must be separated by at least 150 air kilometers!

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