Question : KUMBHIGRAM SILCHAR AIRPORT

(a) where all the necessary facilities for night landing are available at Kumbhigram (Silchar) Airport;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of complaints / representations received, if any, in this regard during each of the last three yearsand the current year;

(d) the reaction of the Government thereto; and

(e) the time by which the passengers flights are likely to be given night landing facilities at the said airport and the steps taken / proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI AJIT SINGH)

(a) & (b) Silchar Airport in Assam belongs to Indian Air Force (IAF) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) only maintains a Civil Enclave for handling civil flight operations. Since the airport belongs to IAF, permission to operate night flights is to be given by IAF. AAI has provided following necessary facilities at this airport:

1. Instrument Landing System (ILS) for runway 06

2. High Intensity Runway Lighting System

3. Precision Approach Path Indicator

4. Taxiway lights

5. Simple Approach Lighting System for Runway 24 and

6. Abridged Simple Approach Lighting System for Runway 06 and

7. Apron lights

(c), (d) & (e) No complaints / representation has been received in Ministry of Civil Aviation in this regard. However, a representation from State Government of Assam had been received by AAI in 2011, which was forwarded to the Ministry of Defence with request to examine the night operations of civil flights at Silchar.