Kozhikode (CCJ) | Calicut International Airport

[simpliCITY]

Some news papers reporting Aviation Director Mr. Bharat Bhushan is from Calicut. don't you guys thinks it is a better time to get more attention?

[sanjupalayat]

Originally Posted by sanjupalayat

Aerobridges at Kozhikode International Airport from Google earth view.

Originally Posted by simpliCITY

EK B777 using the aerobridge, nice post Sanju

Thanku Simplicity....

[Jyot1985]

Indigo to connect Calicut with Middle East soon.....

[basilbaby1990]

Originally Posted by Jyot1985

Indigo to connect Calicut with Middle East soon.....

Source please....they only announced Kochi and Trivandrum officially till now....

[Jyot1985]

Originally Posted by basilbaby1990

Source please....they only announced Kochi and Trivandrum officially till now....

Initially they will connect COK and TRV with Middle East and later CCJ . It was shown in Manorama News channel..

[sanjupalayat]

Guys Latest Rediff Ranking of the most spectacular airports in India is out.

Just checkout the Link.

http://www.rediff.com/business/slide...s/20110728.htm

Calicut at 16th position is a crime, its miles better than Goa, Amrithsar & Guwahati which ranked above it.

[simpliCITY]

It is a list according to the importance of the city by the article author himself. I dono how Kolkatha & Chennai came ahead of Kochi and how one of the beautiful airport Manglore is not really got mentioned. how on earth Mumbai comes behind Hyedrabad's award winning terminal?? the list is a complete BS

[simpliCITY]

AAI to extend runway safety area at airports

In a major move aimed at enhancing aviation safety at airports across the country and preventing accidents such as the Mangalore crash, the state-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) is planning to extend the runway end safety area (RESA) beyond runways at its airports from the current 90 metres to 240 metres. The initial focus will be on elongation of the RESA at the 11 “critical” airports in the country, including Mangalore and Kozhikode. Top AAI sources told this newspaper that the elongation of RESA could cost about `30 crores per airport.
The AAI is consulting aviation experts in the United States currently and is assessing the type of material that should be used for elongation of the RESA. The RESA essentially comprises of soft ground arresters (SGAs) — a special type of sand-like material with gravel — that is capable of stopping the movement of aircraft at high speed within 30 metres. The SGAs are capable of arresting the aircraft movement effectively since the aircraft tyres sink into the SGAs, bringing the aircraft to a rapid halt without damage to the airframe of the aircraft.
“The increase in the RESA from the current 90 metres to 240 metres is being planned and discussions are on for this,” top AAI sources told this newspaper on Saturday. Acquisition of the SGAs is also very expensive and sources said the financial implications of the move are being assessed. The AAI is hoping for a financial grant from the United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), AAI sources said.
As the United States’ Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) puts it, the SGA “deforms readily and reliably under the weight of an over-running aircraft and the resulting drag forces deceleration of the aircraft to a safe stop”.
The 11 airports identified as “critical” airports by the government are Leh, Kullu, Shimla, Port Blair, Agartala, Lengpui, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Jammu, Patna and Latur. Sources said the DGCA has informed the AAI that it would be advisable to elongate the RESA to 240 metres at all critical airports at the earliest. But one problem that may face the AAI, especially at some of the critical airports, is availability of adequate land for elongation of the RESA.

Deccan Chronicle

[simpliCITY]

Calicut airport's small runway a safety hazard

The Mangalore airport crash last year was one of the worst the country has seen. A similar accident is waiting to happen at the Calicut airport, according to a report by the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council, accessed by CNN-IBN.

In the May 22 crash last year, over 150 people died after an Air India Express plane overshot the runway at Mangalore Airport. The airport has a table top runway atop a plateau with a steep drop at either end.

Captain Mohan Ranganathan, a member of the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council said, "A couple of days back where a Caribbean aircraft overshot the runway in rain and broke into pieces, a similar thing can happen in Calicut, this is what we have been worried about and we are warning that hey must reduce the runway link. Then the operation will be safe, but with the current link that they have, it is a violation of rules as well as the safety norms."

The Safety Advisory Council report to the DGCA and AAI, dated April 28, said, "A 240 m safety area beyond the runway is critical in case the aircraft overshoots. The Calicut runway doesn't have even the minimum 90 metres. In fact there is a sharp drop. Any aircraft overrunning the runway will fall, possibly breaking up on impact."

The Instrument Landing system is housed in a concrete structure at the end of the runway. A similar structure on the Mangalore runway had shattered the wing of the Air India plane. Norms mandate that structures around the runway must break easily on impact.

The report says, "The ILS/LOC antenna would be even more dangerous upon impact with very grievous consequences. This is a serious safety concern and needs urgent and serious attention of the DGCA."

Nineteen international flights take off and land at Calicut airport everyday. Over 2 million passengers pass through the airport every year.

The question is, will it take another rude wake up call in the form of a disaster for the Civil Aviation Ministry to act or are they violating safety rules to clear the runway for the operation of wide body jet aircraft and maximize profits? These are unanswered questions that demand immediate attention of the authorities.

CNN IBN

[ajithv]

[simpliCITY]

More people will book their tickets to Kochi , instead of CCJ on this IBN -fear, Even I am considering same, And as passengers drope, Kannur Airport will open and CCJ can close permanantly And so everybody happy

[Aslesh]

If aircraft overshoots runway in Kochi it may hit a running train. Accidents can happen any where. There is more probability that you get run over by a trailer in the NH to Kochi than your plane plunge down the cliff in Calicut. Please stop being paranoid. Media has no other job.

[mohammedirshad06]

Originally Posted by Aslesh

If aircraft overshoots runway in Kochi it may hit a running train. Accidents can happen any where. There is more probability that you get run over by a trailer in the NH to Kochi than your plane plunge down the cliff in Calicut. Please stop being paranoid. Media has no other job.

COK and TRV has required RESA, which I think CCJ donot have. In addition, the concern is that, ILFS is located on the flight funnel path, and beyond that there is a drop. This situation is different in COK. It has enough RESA and the surface is plain. Even in TVM beyond the RESA, there are host of High rises and residential quarters which can cause more harm in even of an off-shoot.

And accidents can happen even in New York and there were incidents of flight off-shooting into freeways near JFK.

But it doesn't mean we have to take CCJ's issue lightly as we cannot afford to have another Mangalore in waiting.

We don't need to think the issue in a negative light or consider it part of any business lobbies or vested interests.... Calicut is a major city and enough traffic to sustain its airport, which Kannur can't claim much.

The priority should be urgent shifting the airport to another location where its more safe and protect the city's interests.... And this facility can be taken over for Military operations, as military jets donot require such a huge runways or many other auxiliary facilities.

[simpliCITY]

Originally Posted by mohammedirshad06

The priority should be urgent shifting the airport to another location where its more safe and protect the city's interests.... And this facility can be taken over for Military operations, as military jets donot require such a huge runways or many other auxiliary facilities.

That is never gonna happen in a near future, We need to have urgent actions for land acquisition for runway and safety area expansion. a court interfere will work as it is a humanitarian issue, can we submit a petition in hiughcourt ?

[PPJ]

CCJs issue is serious one...2 things..1. less RESA and 2. a table top high altitude runway. In india Mangalore and calicut are major airports amoung critical.

Reducing runway length severly will impact flight operation and its not an option. Increasing RESA is definitily the current option. But there is an advantage currently for calicut airport as the landing is done in Runway 28, i,e planes has to make a "U" turn before landing. So this will slow down the planes and less chances of overshoot. Bad whether, high altitude I dont believe even RESA can save!.

Best option however is new airport... but getting it practical gods has to decide.

[Jyot1985]

Guys.. What about Air India Express's Dammam flight from CCJ ?? Started Operation or not?? Any Idea?

[jobinjoseph]

Originally Posted by Jyot1985

Guys.. What about Air India Express's Dammam flight from CCJ ?? Started Operation or not?? Any Idea?

It's not operational. They are planning DELHI- DAMMAM-CALICUT route but booking is not open yet.

[simpliCITY]

Now some good news

Kozhikode Airport to get safety boost by Dec.
By KA Antony

KOZHIKODE Kozhikode Airport will get a navigational safety boost by December, according to EK Bharat Bushan, director-general of civil aviation.

Bharat Bushan told Oman Tribune that the tender for developing Kozhikode into a ‘safe landing place’ has already been awarded and the work will be completed by December this year.

“Kozhikode just like the Bajpe Airport in Mangalore is a table top airport and the Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council (CASAC) had alerted the civil aviation ministry about the possible threats being faced by Kozhikode Airport in the wake of the air crash at Mangalore in 2010. Though Kozhikode has a runway of 2,860 metres, the run-end safety area (Resa) is only 10 metres. This is not sufficient for safe landing and take offs. The Resa at Kozhikode, like the one in Mangalore, has a big slop leading to deep valley,” he said.

Bharat Bushan said that the Mangalore air crash in which over 150 people died had come as an eye opener for the CASAC and hence the move to develop both the airports.

Apart from increasing the length of the Resa, the Instrument Landing Antennas will also be modified. The antennas at Kozhikode also raise security threats to flights as they are installed on concrete beams.

“The antennas should have fragile bases. They should break when an aircraft hits it. If they are not crushed in the process, the plane would catch fire,” he said adding there was a suggestion to limit Kozhikode and Mangalore airports into landing places for small types of aircrafts.

“But we are not in favour of such a move as it would cause problems to the passengers. Now that the tenders have been awarded, the works would be completed on war footing,” he said.

Oman Tribune

[Aslesh]

Mr. Babu said Air India had agreed to operate a 40-seater flight connecting Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Kozhikode. The State government would provide tax concession for fuel to be used for this flight. The service would start during Onam.

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The Minister said 157 acres needed for the Karipur (Kozhikode) airport would be handed over to the airport authorities in three months, eliminating delays in land acquisition.

About 20 acres in the area had been earmarked for resettlement of the evictees numbering 276. The Collector would convene a meeting, in the presence of Industries Minister P.K. Kunhalikutty, soon to sort out outstanding issues.

http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/...cle2336991.ece

[simpliCITY]

Kunjappa can do wonders in Kondotti .. Hope it will work