{"id":302594,"date":"2018-09-13T07:40:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-13T07:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=302594"},"modified":"2018-09-13T07:40:36","modified_gmt":"2018-09-13T07:40:36","slug":"first-test-flight-lands-at-sindhudurg-airport-in-maharashtra","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/first-test-flight-lands-at-sindhudurg-airport-in-maharashtra\/","title":{"rendered":"First test flight lands at Sindhudurg airport in Maharashtra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/government-unveils-draft-udan-scheme-for-international-destinations\/plane\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-301770\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-301770 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/plane-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"362\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/plane-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/plane-696x421.jpg 696w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/plane-695x420.jpg 695w, https:\/\/tehelka.com\/media\/2018\/08\/plane.jpg 766w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>A test flight from Mumbai to Sindhudurg landed on Wednesday at Parule Chipi Greenfield airport in Sindhudurg district of the Konkan region of Maharashtra.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">With this successful test flight, access to the Konkan coast of Maharashtra will become easier and some of Maharashtra\u2019s top tourist attractions will become accessible to visitors from all over India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The airport is located between Malvan and Vengurla, the Tarkarli beach and Sindhudurg fort are 20 kms away. The commissioning of this airport also improves accessibility to North Goa. The beaches of Tiracol, Arambol and Mandrem are equidistant from Goa\u2019s Dabolim airport.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The 2,500 meters runway will be able to handle aircrafts like the Airbus A320 and Boeing 737. The terminal building has the capacity to handle 400 passengers at its peak.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Commercial flights will become operational from December this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">Civil Aviation Minister, Suresh Prabhu, has asked the airport management company and Maharashtra State Government to resolve the pending issues related to ILS installation and VOR installation so that regular operations may begin on schedule.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 14pt;\">The co-pilot of the flight was a local girl from Devgad in Sindhudurg district.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A test flight from Mumbai to Sindhudurg landed on Wednesday at Parule Chipi Greenfield airport in Sindhudurg district of the Konkan region of Maharashtra. With this successful test flight, access to the Konkan coast of Maharashtra will become easier and some of Maharashtra\u2019s top tourist attractions will become accessible to visitors from all over India. 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