CSMIA completes re-carpeting work on runway

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), has completed major re-carpeting work on its primary runway 09/27 before the scheduled date of

Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), has completed major re-carpeting work on its primary runway 09/27 before the scheduled date of March 28, 2020. According to experts, this re-paving of the runway will lead to improvement and operational efficiency. Mumbai International Airport Ltd. (MIAL) said that a total of 835 personnel were involved in the project.

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MIAL said, “The re-carpeting work was undertaken with minimal personnel amidst maintaining social distancing between them, amid the Covid-19 outbreak. The major resurfacing work of 3,448 meters (11,309 feet) of the primary runway lead to up-gradation of all stressed and cracked portions of the runway surface as well as sections on the associated taxiways.”