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Why Patna airport is dangerous: The engine of SpiceJet flight SG-725, which took off from Patna airport on Sunday, caught fire. After this incident, questions are being raised at Patna airport. Know, what are the flaws in Patna airport …
Patna Airport (Patna AirportA fire broke out in the engine of SpiceJet flight SG-725, which took off on Sunday.Spicejet flight caught fire ) took it. The plane made a safe landing in a hurry. The DGCA says that the engine caught fire due to the collision of the bird. After this incident, Patna airport is under question. social media (Social MediaBut users are questioning the condition of Patna airport and calling it dangerous. A user wrote on Twitter, Patna airport is dangerous, accident can happen here anytime. At the same time, another user wrote, Patna airport in a place where it is densely populated and its runway is short. In such a situation, the risk of colliding with a bird and having an accident of the plane is high. The government is also not taking any step.
How dangerous is Patna airport, what are its technical aspects, how much is it up to the international standard, know the answers to these questions
What is wrong with the runway of Patna airport?
The biggest drawback of Patna airport is its runway. According to the report of The Print, the length of Jayaprakash Narayan Airport in Patna is 2,072 meters. On which the aircraft coming from the east side gets a space of 1,938 meters for landing. At the same time, the aircraft landing from the west side gets only 1,677 meters of space.
What should be the length of the runway? According to the US Federal Aviation Administration, the runway length should be 2300 meters for a safe landing of aircraft like Boeing 737 and Airbus A320 at the airport. Most of the planes landing at Patna airport belong to this category, yet according to them the runway is very short.
Why is it difficult to extend the runway?
Usually the airport is made away from the population of the city, but the Jay Prakash Narayan Airport of Patna has been built in the center of the city. Due to the dense population near the airport, it has become difficult to develop or extend the runway. The reason is not only that. There is also a zoo on one side and Phulwari body railway station on the other side. In such a situation it is difficult to expand the airport.
Read what people are saying on social media
Patna Airport is situated in densely populated area and runway is short. There is a chance of bird hit, runway skid and accident always. Government is not taking attention. Why we are waiting??
— pankaj (@pankaj33412191) June 19, 2022
These are also increasing problems for the planes
Not only is the runway of Patna airport flawed, the space around it also creates problems for the plane to take off and land. For example, the tall trees in the zoo also increase the difficulties in taking off and landing of the plane. At the same time, the 333 feet high clock tower of Patna Secretariat is also causing problems in flights landing.
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