LUCKNOW, Oct. 28 -- Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) in Lucknow has inaugurated an 804-metre priority section of its proposed 2,864-metre parallel taxi track (PTT), which will become operational from midnight on Thursday. The first phase of the project aims to reduce runway congestion and improve aircraft movement.

The project is being developed in coordination with the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The remaining 2,060-metre stretch is scheduled for completion by the end of March 2027.

An airport taxi track is a paved path connecting a runway with parking areas, hangars or terminals, allowing aircraft to taxi safely to and from the runway. The PTT, which runs alongside the main runway for its entire length or a ...