Mumbai international airport to resume full time operations on main runway from June 2011

After a gap of seven months, Mumbai international airport will resume full time operations on the main runway, 27/09, from June 2011, as per an Indian Express report. This will make flight movement easier by reducing delays, at least till the onset of monsoons. Since November 2010, the main runway has been closed for re-carpeting work from 9 AM to 5 PM. During this period, the secondary runway, 14/32, was used. “The notam for the eight hour closure of the main runway is till the end of May 2011. The work in on schedule,” said a Mumbai International Airport Limited (MIAL) spokesperson. “It will definitely reduce delays. On the secondary runway, we have to backtrack to the starting point for international departures. This increases the time between departures. It can be avoided on the main runway,” said a pilot. 

At present, Mumbai airport sees around 740 movements in a day, including general aviation movements.