In an expansion move, Nepal\u2019s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is going to remain closed for 10 hours daily starting from April 01, 2019.<\/p>\n
The Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) confirmed this in a statement informing that the new decision is due to runway upgradation works underway at TIA.<\/p>\n
During this maintenance period from April 1 to June 30, 2019, TIA will be operational from 8-10pm (local time).<\/p>\n
The new decision will not impact regular flight movement, the department confirmed.<\/p>\n
The upgradation plan is the first such decision taken on TIA that currently has a 3-km-long runway. Constructed in 1980, this runway did not undergo any expansion since then.<\/p>\n
The runway finally came under scrutiny because of depleting airstrip’s surface, demanding \u2018runway rehab\u2019.<\/p>\n
TIA\u2019s runway would be pitched 80 meters per day during the maintenance period.<\/p>\n
CAAN is undertaking this project under the NPR 3.75 billion worth agreement it had signed with the China National Agro Technology International Engineering Corporation in November 2018.<\/p>\n
TIA witnesses the entry and exit of around 400 flights per day including over 100 international flights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In an expansion move, Nepal\u2019s Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) is going to remain closed for 10…<\/span><\/p>\n