Calicut Airport

AAI to invest Rs 100 crore for futuristic development of Calicut Airport

Aims to acquire 137 acres of land for the same: With an aim to expand its airport infrastructure, Calicut International Airport (CIA) is in the process of acquiring land for futuristic development. About 137 acres of land has currently been identified for the same. It will be acquired by the Kerala state government and delivered to CIA for development. The Airport Authority of India (AAI) is planning to invest about Rs 100 crore and is targeting to finish the land acquisition process by December this year. Speaking with TravelBiz Monitor on the same, Deepak Shastri, Airport Director, Calicut International Airport stated, “We aim to strengthen the runway, develop more aircraft parking space, cargo terminals and other city side amenities as part of the new infrastructure. However, the master plan is yet to be finalised.” AAI is currently pursuing the idea and working on the modalities with the state government and the local government bodies for peaceful transfer of the land from the locals. It is also working out the compensation process for the same.

Post the land acquisition process, CIA will conduct land survey to determine the master plan depending on the quantum of land acquired. Plans are in the pipeline to develop infrastructure to accommodate about six more aircraft parking bays in the new development. Shastri also informed that the city side development will include hotel projects to cater to the accommodation requirements of travellers. “After catering to the operational needs, we will dedicate the rest of the land for hospitality development,” he added. This will be subject to the bidding process wherein CIA will issue Expression of Interest (EoI) and will finalise the developer after short-listing the companies on the basis of competitive bidding.