Infrastructure
The airport has one runway that is 9,760 feet (2,970 m) in length extended from 8,500 ft (2,600 m). The airport can now accommodate larger aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and Airbus A330 because of this runway expansion. The runway is further slated to be extended to 12,500 feet (3,800 m) to handle wide bodied aircraft in an efficient manner. An Instrument Landing System (ILS) has also been installed. Although the cargo complex is one continuous structure, it was built incrementally, with the Domestic and International terminals being added in 2007 to the already existing terminal. The terminal is currently equipped with two aerobridges
The airport has a parking management system will be in place with separate entrance for VIP/Government and other exempted class of vehicles, with a dedicated area for parking for 12 vehicles. The airport parking area has the capacity to park 282 cars.
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