Dibrugarh: Good news for the people of Dibrugarh because the Mohanbari Airport in Assam’s Dibrugarh has got the approval from the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for restoration of runway 05 threshold and accordingly, the declared distances of runway.
The threshold was earlier displaced by 150 meters to facilitate completion of runway merging, which had also led to withdrawal of ILS facility. Now merger of extended runway is completed and with this restoration now, the pre-existing runway length of 1830 meter will be made available again and the ILS facility can be operationalised.
It is further to be informed that AAI is providing new and upgraded ILS facility corresponding to 2290 meter runway length for which most of the infrastructural works have been completed. Installation, testing, optimisation and commissioning of the same is expected to be completed by March 2024, after which the extended runway length of 2290 metre can be operationalised along with new ILS and category I approach lighting system.
The Airport Authority of India, Dibrugarh after a meeting with the stakeholders, has decided to achieve changeover for restoration of runway 05 in the intervening night between Monday, 04th September and Tuesday, 5th September.
Due to this, watch opening on 5th September has been delayed to 10:30 AM.
“We are very happy to know about the development. The runway extension is need of the hour for Mohanbari Airport which has get the nod of DGCA and very soon the work will be started,” said Nobojyoti Khound, a resident of Dibrugarh