AAI Completes Obstacle Limitation Surface Survey for Puducherry Airport Expansion

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has completed an Obstacle Limitation Surface (OLS) survey for the expansion of Puducherry airport. The survey aims to identify potential obstacles along the airspace before constructing a new 2,300-meter runway. The new orientation for the runway will involve discarding the existing 1,502-meter runway and constructing a new one for Airbus 320-type aircraft operations. The team used hi-tech equipment, including DGPS, for the survey and found that the approach ways and sideways of the proposed runway are free of obstacles.