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Aircraft enclave for Indian Navies P-8I aircraft at Cochin airport | idrw.org
The Cochin International Airport Limited (Cial) and the Indian Navy inked on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a naval aircraft enclave at the airport.
According to the MoU, Cial would provide 10 acres to the Navy for constructing the enclave, expected to be completed in one-and-a-half years, Cial sources said. The construction work, outside the compound wall, would not affect the operation of the airport, they said.
The Navys airport was the main Cochin airport till Cial constructed the international airport at Nedumbassery, about 40-km away from the earlier one.
However, large aircrafts like the Boeing 737 could not land at the existing airport with full load because of shorter runway.
The Navys landing strip is also insufficient for landing new-generation aircraft, such as P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
When the new enclave is ready, Navy will be able to use the longer runway at Cial airport. The enclave will comprise a hangar for bigger aircraft of navy, administrative office, disbursal center, apron capable of holding two Boeing aircraft and a taxi track. Construction of the enclave would commence shortly and would be supervised by the Military Engineering Services (MES) and the Indian Navy.
The MoU was signed by the airport director A C K Nair for Cial and Indian Navy command aviation officer captain Mahinish Ghai. Chief operating officer of INS Garuda Captian M M S Shergill will be the project manager for the Naval project, co-ordinated by Lt Commander Pradeep Vijayan, an official release said.
Cial will be the second airport in the country to host a naval aircraft enclave after Mumbai.
But the Cochin airport, developed on PPP mode, is the first non-government airport to hand over land to Navy for setting up an aircraft enclave.
The Cochin International Airport Limited (Cial) and the Indian Navy inked on Wednesday a memorandum of understanding for the construction of a naval aircraft enclave at the airport.
According to the MoU, Cial would provide 10 acres to the Navy for constructing the enclave, expected to be completed in one-and-a-half years, Cial sources said. The construction work, outside the compound wall, would not affect the operation of the airport, they said.
The Navys airport was the main Cochin airport till Cial constructed the international airport at Nedumbassery, about 40-km away from the earlier one.
However, large aircrafts like the Boeing 737 could not land at the existing airport with full load because of shorter runway.
The Navys landing strip is also insufficient for landing new-generation aircraft, such as P-8I long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft.
When the new enclave is ready, Navy will be able to use the longer runway at Cial airport. The enclave will comprise a hangar for bigger aircraft of navy, administrative office, disbursal center, apron capable of holding two Boeing aircraft and a taxi track. Construction of the enclave would commence shortly and would be supervised by the Military Engineering Services (MES) and the Indian Navy.
The MoU was signed by the airport director A C K Nair for Cial and Indian Navy command aviation officer captain Mahinish Ghai. Chief operating officer of INS Garuda Captian M M S Shergill will be the project manager for the Naval project, co-ordinated by Lt Commander Pradeep Vijayan, an official release said.
Cial will be the second airport in the country to host a naval aircraft enclave after Mumbai.
But the Cochin airport, developed on PPP mode, is the first non-government airport to hand over land to Navy for setting up an aircraft enclave.
