The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is undertaking expansion projects at the Chennai airport.

The proposed expansion is estimated to cost around Rs 2,015 crore.

The first is the expansion of the runway and apron capacity. The secondary runway, now 6,840 ft long, will be extended by 1.03 km, including the bridge over the Adyar and the parallel taxi track. The handling capacity will go up to 40 aircraft movements an hour from 30, besides there will be 14 aircraft additional parking bays.

The international terminal building is being expanded by 59,300 sq mtrs to accommodate an additional four million passengers per annum. A new domestic terminal building is being built with an area of 67,700 sq mtrs to handle 10 million passengers per annum. While the domestic terminal building is slated to be ready by August 2011, the international terminal will be operational by September 2011.

Also, the AAI is likely to develop a car park on PPP basis for 1,200 cars spread over three basement levels.

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