CURRENT AFFAIRS

2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Airport becomes the 1st airport in India to get an indigenously-developed Aviation Weather Monitoring System at both ends of the runway?
A
Indira Gandhi International Airport
B
Chennai International Airport
C
Begumpet Airport
D
Kempegowda International Airport
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport gets Aviation Weather Monitoring System!

Detailed explanation-2: -It was founded in 1928 as India’s first civil aviation airport, In 1932, JRD Tata landed at the Juhu Aerodrome, inaugurating India’s first scheduled commercial mail service. Juhu served as the city’s primary airport during and up to World War II.

Detailed explanation-3: -BENGALURU: Kempegowda International Airport on Thursday created history when its northern runway re-opened for operations alongside its southern runway, making it the only airport in south India to have parallel operation runways.

Detailed explanation-4: -The airport has two passenger terminals that handles both domestic and international operations, and two runways, the second of which was commissioned on 6 December 2019. The second terminal was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in December 2022 and began domestic operations in January 2023.

Detailed explanation-5: -In 1922, the first permanent airport and commercial terminal solely for commercial aviation was opened at Flughafen Devau near what was then Königsberg, East Prussia.

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