New Delhi, Aug. 23 -- The civil aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has shut down Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji Airport in Nanded after it found serious safety lapses, multiple officials aware of the matter told HT. "The DGCA issued an order to shut down the Nanded airport after it found four serious issues with the airport," an official said. "The lapses included big potholes on the runway, no power back up and inadequate fire tenders," the second official said. "The lapses have been categorized as L1 by the DGCA," he added. The DGCA classifies safety-related audit findings into two tiers: Level 1 (L1) and Level 2 (L2). L1 refers to the most serious violations, considered direct safety hazards that demand immediate corrective action by the airline, while L2 violations typically include procedural non-compliances or administrative oversights that do not pose an immediate danger but still require rectification. The airport operates for seven hours a day and has Star Air as its sole airline operator. The airline runs 10 daily flights to and from Nanded. htc...