Maharashtra Approves ₹65 Crore First Phase Of Baramati Airport Revamp, ATC Tower & Runway Recarpeting Among Key Priorities
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government greenlit phase 1 of the comprehensive redevelopment plan for Baramati Airport. The overhaul carries a total projected investment of Rs 100 crore managed by the airport operator Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), with the focus on immediate operational safety and regulatory upgrades in the first leg. The executive approval comes nine months after…
Maharashtra's government has approved the first phase of a ₹65 crore redevelopment plan for Baramati Airport. The project, overseen by the Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), aims to enhance operational safety and meet regulatory standards. The funding was approved nine months after a tragic charter plane crash on January 28, which claimed the lives of former Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others.
Phase 1 of the redevelopment will see Rs 65 crore allocated for civil works, including runway recarpeting, runway end safety areas, area grading, and compound wall construction. Additionally, the plan includes the construction of an air traffic control tower, a prefabricated technical block to replace makeshift monitoring systems, a dedicated fire station, and emergency care rooms equipped with CCTV cameras.
The complete upgrade, which has a projected cost of Rs 100 crore, will also introduce advanced airfield lighting, including Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) lights. Baramati Airport, originally built in the 1990s, has long been an uncontrolled airstrip with limited usage, handling around 10 to 12 chartered flights per month.
The tragic crash highlighted the facility's severe safety deficits, which prompted this significant revamp.
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