Airports Authority of India has signed
a memorandum of understanding with the Puducherry administration for the
deevlopment of Puducherry airport.
AAI will development the airport in
two phases. In Phase I, it will expand the runway by 260 mt and in Phase II its
will be stretched up to its full length for opeartion of large aircraft. The
Puducherry government has agreed in-principle to transfer about 370 acres of
land on ownership basis, including 120 acre airport site and an additional 250
acre that are being currently acquired, to AAI.