Reniguntalo airport ready for landing of Boeing 777/Airbus flights-Airport Director

Tirupati: Tirupati Airport Director Srinivasa Rao said that the length of the existing 2285 meter runway at Renigunta has been increased by 1285 meters and the length of the runway has now reached 3810 meters. He said that with the increase in the length of the runway, large aircraft like Boeing 777/Airbus 330 have been able to land successfully at Tirupati airport. It has been revealed that it is the longest among all the runways operated by the Airport Authority of India (AAI) in India. DME said that the maximum flight handling capacity will increase from 100 flights to 200 flights per day. The total cost of runway expansion works is Rs. He said that Rs.153.16 crores have been spent.M Suresh, Member (ANS), inaugurated the ceremony through virtual mode on Friday, while AAI AK Gupta, Member (Planning), Tirupati MP Gurumurthy said.