Hyderabad, Feb 9 (PTI) GMR Group which operates the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) here said the second runway at the airport was inaugurated today after a successful completion of the trial run. The new parallel runway, 3.707 km long, is Code-E aircraft (such as A340/B747) compliant. The first Runway is 4.26 km long. "GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, the operator of RGIA has obtained clearances by DGCA in order to make this runway operational, making it the first greenfield airport in the region with two active runways," an official statement said. Hyderabad Airport has now an edge over other airports in terms of runway maintenance, according to industry experts. With the activation of runway, RGIA can now continue flight operations uninterruptedly during the regular main runway maintenance of Tuesdays, the statement added. Indigo airlines flight 6E 315 from Chennai was the first aircraft to land on this runway at 14.07 hrs.
