Delhi IGI Airport Reopens Runway 10/28 After Three Months
Runway 10/28 has now been upgraded for handling CAT-III flights. With this development, all four runways at Delhi's IGI Airport are now operational.
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport has reopened Runway 10/28 for regular operations, starting from Sept. 17. The runway was under renovation from the last three months. The airport's runway 10/28 has now been upgraded for handling CAT-III flights. With this development, all four runways at Delhi's IGI Airport are now operational.
The upgradation works of the runway were postponed in May due to congestion issues. Later, the runway was shut from June 15 for three months. The Instrument Landing System (ILS) on the runway was being upgraded to make the runway CAT III compliant, which will allow flight operations at low visibility conditions during foggy conditions.
Delhi's Airport's Upgraded T2 Operational From Oct 26
Delhi airport's upgraded Terminal 2 will be operational from October 26, which will take the overall annual passenger handling capacity to 100 million. The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital, also the country's busiest airport, has three terminals -- T1, T2 and T3.
T2, which was built 40 years ago by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), was shut down for upgradation in April this year. The upgraded Terminal 2 at the IGI airport is set to become operational from October 26, coinciding with the beginning of the winter schedule, airport operator DIAL said in a release.
'From the intervening night of October 25-26, 2025, approximately 120 daily domestic flights operated by Air India and Indigo are set to shift operations to the upgraded Terminal 2,' the press release said. Currently, T1 and T3 are operational. IGIA, operated by the Delhi International Airport Ltd (DIAL), has four runways and handles around 1,400 flight movements daily.
Meanwhile, GMR Airports on Friday said it has set up a special purpose vehicle to implement the cargo city project at IGI Airport in the national capital. According to a regulatory filing, 'GMR Cargo and Logistics Ltd' was incorporated on September 11 for undertaking the project as well as other cargo and logistics-related opportunities.
