The Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport’s fourth runway will be operational by the early 2023.
The instrument landing system installation and other work like painting runway markings and calibration will be completed by December 2022.
IGIA will be the only Indian airport to have four runways.
The Delhi International Airport (DIAL) recently got a capacity study conducted by the UK-based air traffic management firm, NATS, that showed its four runways can fly in and out as many as 14 crore passengers annually.
The nodal agency has drawn up a 10-year plan to increase ATC capacity by replacing old equipment and upgrading them across India.
As of now, AAI spends Rs 600-700 crore annually on air navigation systems. This will be raised to Rs 1,000 crore.