4th Runway and Elevated Taxiway at Delhi Airport Inaugurated

IGI Airport, New Delhi has become the first airport in the country to have four runways and becomes the first airport in the country to have an elevated taxiway. Total paved length of the runway is 4.4 km, and can handle wide-body aircraft including A380 & B777. The Dual-way elevated taxiway connects the Northern & Southern airfields and will help reduce taxi distance for aircraft by 7 km and annual CO₂ emissions by 55,000 tonnes. Furthermore, four runway operations and the ECT will significantly increase capacity at IGIA – making it capable of handling 1700+ movements. Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Union Minister for Civil Aviation and Steel inaugurated the new runway and dual-way elevated taxiway.