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New taxiway N9 opened at Mumbai airport – Bangalore Aviation

New taxiway N9 opened at Mumbai airport

November 6, 2008 Comments Off on New taxiway N9 opened at Mumbai airport 206 Views

As part of its ongoing efforts to upgrade the runway system at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (CSIA), Mumbai International Airport Pvt. Ltd. (MIAL) inaugurated a new taxiway N9 last week.

MIAL is trying to reduce the runway occupancy time by landing aircraft at CSIA. N9 which is located on the Northwest side of primary runway 09-27 will immensely improve runway efficiency. The location of this taxiway has been aptly designed (located at 2614 metres from the threshold of runway 09-27) to facilitate all wide-body aircraft to vacate the runway after landing with ease.

N9 will also be the first compliant taxiway for Code-F aircraft (such as A-380) at CSIA that requires the width of the taxiway to be 25 metres and shoulders 17.5 metres on each side. Its length is 180 metres. The first flight to utilise this taxiway was British Airways 119 from London.

With the two rapid exit taxiways, the extended parallel taxiway A4 and taxiway N9 in place, runway occupancy time for aircraft landing and taking off, is likely to be reduced considerably.

About Devesh Agarwal

A electronics and automotive product management, marketing and branding expert, he was awarded a silver medal at the Lockheed Martin innovation competition 2010. He is ranked 6th on Mashable's list of aviation pros on Twitter and in addition to Bangalore Aviation, he has contributed to leading publications like Aviation Week, Conde Nast Traveller India, The Economic Times, and The Mint (a Wall Street Journal content partner). He remains a frequent flier and shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about the Indian aviation industry without fear or favour.

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