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Why the plan to build a parallelrunway at Chennai airport never took off

Nearly two decades ago, the AAI had planned to construct a parallel runway for the airport in a bid to enhance capacity and reduce congestion. However, at that time, the State government had plans to build a second airport for the city at Sriperumbudur and this was one of the rea

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The Hindu27 Aug 2026, 12:20 pmUpdated 2h ago1 min readIndiaIndia
Why the plan to build a parallel runway at Chennai airport never took off

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Nearly two decades ago, the AAI had planned to construct a parallel runway for the airport in a bid to enhance capacity and reduce congestion. However, at that time, the State government had plans to build a second airport for the city at Sriperumbudur and this was one of the reasons why it was shelved

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Source: The Hindu. Published 27 Aug 2026, 12:20 pm.

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