Proposal for city’s second airport revived, four sites identified
The Hindu
The government has asked AAI to send team to study the locations
As Chennai continues to wait for a second airport for several years now, the State government has once again identified four sites for building a greenfield airport.
Sources said the shortlisted locations include Sriperumbudur, Parandur, Tiruporur and Mamallapuram. “It is not easy to finalise a site soon. We should take into account the land availability, the number and type of runways that can be constructed and other such issues. We have to see the distance from Tambaram Air Force Base too,” a source said.
A source from the State government said, “We understand that the talk on this airport has been around for years now. But things are progressing now. We understand the economic and business potential that comes by setting up this airport.”