Delhi airport plans to shut third runway from February 16 for upgrade

No cancellations due to upgrade; airport currently handles about 1,400-1,500 aircraft movements per day

Delhi airport is planning to shut its third runway, Runway 11R/29L, for nearly five mon­t­h­s starting February 16 to car­ry out a comprehensive upgr­ade. 

The airport, which is operated and managed by GMR Group-led Delhi Internatio­nal Airport Limited (DIAL), currently handles about 1,400-1,500 aircraft moveme­nts (departures and arrivals), and has four runways in total. 

“DIAL, in coordination wi­th the Airports Authority of In­d­ia and other stakeholders, co­nvened multiple high-level consultations to assess and mitigate the impact of closure. Following this, it has been de­cided that the airport’s scheduled movement capacity will be maintained at 1,514 movements per day,” said the airport operator. This meant that the airlines would not have to cancel flights as the capacity freed up by the suspension of the third runway can be absorbed by the other three.