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Notification amending the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Height Restrictions for Safeguarding of Aircraft Operations) Rules, 2015, to insert, substitute and omit aerodrome entries across Schedules III, IV, V and VII.

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In exercise of powers under sub-section (1) and clauses (o) and (r) of sub-section (2) of Section 5, read with Section 9A and the proviso to Section 14, of the Aircraft Act, 1934 (XXII of 1934), the Ministry of Civil Aviation (G.S.R. 335(E), dated 18 June 2024) made the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Height Restrictions for Safeguarding of Aircraft Operations) Amendment Rules, 2024, amending the principal Rules of 2015 (G.S.R. 751(E) dated 30 September 2015, last amended by G.S.R. 877(E) dated 5 December 2023), effective from publication. In Schedule III (aerodromes operated by the Airports Authority of India and joint venture companies), new Serial Nos. 105-112 are inserted for Donyi Polo Airport Itanagar, Manohar International Airport Mopa (Goa), Kushinagar, Kalaburagi, Moradabad, Rewa, Ayodhya and Rajkot International Airport Hirasar, with coordinates, elevation and runway details; Serial No. 101 (Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport, Varanasi) is substituted with updated details; and Serial Nos. 43, 78 and 84 are omitted. In Schedule IV Part 1 (state government/private aerodromes licensed for public/private use and planned RCS airports), Serial Nos. 2, 4, 12, 18 and 40 (Aligarh, Azamgarh, Chitrakoot, Hisar, Shravasti) are substituted with updated entries; new Serial Nos. 45-47 are inserted for Angul (Jindal Steel and Power), Kurnool (Andhra Pradesh Airports Development Corporation Limited) and Sindhudurg (IRB Sindhudurg Airport Pvt. Ltd.); and Serial Nos. 16 and 27 are omitted. In Schedule IV Part 2 (aerodromes not licensed by DGCA), Serial Nos. 81 and 101 are omitted. In Schedule V (Defence Aerodrome), Serial No. 58 (NDA, Maharashtra) is substituted with updated details. In Schedule VII (greenfield airports with in-principle approval), Serial Nos. 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16 and 17 are omitted. The notification is signed by Rubina Ali, Joint Secretary, under File No. AV-24011/28/2017-AAI-MOCA.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-20062024-254821 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 312] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19, 2024/JYAISHTHA 29, 1946 MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 18th June, 2024 G.S.R. 335(E). — In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (o) and (r) of sub-section (2) of section 5, read with section 9A and proviso to section 14 of the Aircraft Act, 1934 (XXII of 1934), the Central Government, being of opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do for the safety of aircraft operations, hereby makes the following further amendments in the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Height Restrictions for Safeguarding of Aircraft Operations) Rules, 2015, namely:- 1. (1) These rules may be called the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Height Restrictions for Safeguarding of Aircraft Operations) Amendment Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Ministry of Civil Aviation (Height Restrictions for Safeguarding of Aircraft Operations) Rules, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as said rules),- (a) In Schedule III, under the heading "AERODROMES OPERATED BY AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES", - (a) after Serial No. 104 and the entries relating thereto, the following Serial Nos. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 105 | Donyi Polo Airport, Itanagar | Arunachal Pradesh | 26° 58' 11.032" N | 107 | 08/26 | 2800 x 45 AAI | | | | | 93° 38' 36.121" E | | | | +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 106 | Manohar International Airport,| Goa | 15° 44' 32.996" N | 171.8 | 10L/28R | 3500x45, GMR Goa International | | | Mopa | | 73° 52' 01.237" E | | 10R/28L | 2842x45 Airport Limited (GGIAL) | +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 107 | Kushinagar | Uttar Pradesh | 26° 46' 22.000" N | 80.1 | 11/29 | 3200 x 45 AAI | | | | | 83° 53' 43.000" E | | | | +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 108 | Kalaburagi | Karnataka | 17° 18' 35.430" N | 477.6 | 09/27 | 3175 x 45 AAI | | | | | 76° 57' 25.590" E | | | | +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 109 | Moradabad | UP | 28° 49' 10.22" N | 193.7 | 12/30 | 3195 X 45 AAI | | | | | 78° 55' 28.42" E | | | | +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 110 | Rewa | Madhya Pradesh | 24° 30' 13.486" N | 325.3 | 07/25 | 1800 X 30 AAI | | | | | 81° 13' 23.303" E | | | | +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 111 | Ayodhya | UP | 26° 45' 13.99 N | 100.4 | 11/29 | 3750X45 AAI | | | | | 082° 09' 01.02 E | | | | +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 112 | Rajkot International Airport, | Gujarat | 22° 23' 17.77 N | 198.2 | 05/23 | 3040X45 AAI | | | Hirasar | | 071° 2' 46.04 E | | | | +-----+-------------------------------+-------------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-------------------------------------+ (b) for Serial No. 101 and entries relating thereto, the following Serial No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:- +-----+-------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+ | 101 | Lal Bahadur Shastri International | UP | 25° 27' 04.360" N | 82.4 | 09/27 | 4450 X 45 | | | Airport, Varanasi | | 82° 51' 30.980" E | | | AAI | +-----+-------------------------------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+ (c) Serial No. 43 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (d) Serial No. 78 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (e) Serial No. 84 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (ii) In the said rules, in Schedule IV, Part 1, under the heading “AERODROMES OPERATED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE OWNERS (AERODROMES LICENSED FOR PUBLIC/PRIVATE USE AND PLANNED RCS AIRPORTS)”, for serial no. 2, 4, 12, 18, 40 and the entries relating thereto, (a) the following serial no. and entries shall be substituted, namely:- +----+------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------+ | 2 | Aligarh | UP | 27° 51' 40.68" N | 183.5 | 11/29 | 3415 X 45 | S.G. | | | | | 78° 08' 49.46" E | | | | | +----+------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------+ | 4 | Azamgarh | UP | 26° 09' 26.27" N | 79.4 | 14/32 | 3500 X 45 | S.G. | | | | | 83° 06' 50.44" E | | | | | +----+------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------+ | 12 | Chitrakoot | UP | 25° 09' 29.00" N | 299.6 | 06/24 | 3415 X 45 | S.G. | | | | | 80° 55' 27.00" E | | | | | +----+------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------+ | 18 | Hisar | Haryana | 29° 11' 25.066"N | 212.9 | 12/30 | 3000 X 45 | S.G | | | | | 075° 43' 45.261" | | | | | +----+------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------+ | 40 | Shravasti | UP | 27° 30' 05.62" N | 111.6 | 12/30 | 3330 X 45 | S.G. | | | | | 82° 01' 49.35" E | | | | | +----+------------+-----------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+------+ (b) after Serial No. 44 and the entries relating thereto, the following Serial No. and entries shall be inserted, namely:- +----+------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------------------------------+ | 45 | Angul | Odisha | 20° 54' 43.030" N | 189.9 | 11/29 | 1510x30 | Jindal Steel and Power | | | | | 85° 01' 57.350" E | | | | | +----+------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------------------------------+ | 46 | Kurnool | Andhra Pradesh | 15° 42' 53.120" N | 344.1 | 10/28 | 3100X45 | Andhra Pradesh Airports | | | | | 78° 09' 46.750" E | | | | Development Corporation Limited | +----+------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------------------------------+ | 47 | Sindhudurg | Mahararasthra | 16° 00' 12.170" N | 74 | 09/27 | 3450X45 | IRB Sindhudurg Airport Pvt. Ltd | | | | | 73° 31' 57.900" E | | | | | +----+------------+-----------------+-----------------------+----------+-----------+-----------+----------------------------------+ (c) Serial No. 16 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (d) Serial No. 27 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (iii) In the said rules, in Schedule IV, Part 2, under the heading "AERODROMES OPERATED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS AND PRIVATE OWNERS (AERODROMES NOT LICENSED BY DGCA)",- (a) Serial No. 81 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (b) Serial No. 101 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (iv) In the said rules, in Schedule V, under the heading “DEFENCE AERODROME", for Serial No. 58 and entries relating thereto, the following Serial No. and entries shall be substituted, namely:- +----+-------------+---------------+-----------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----+ | 58 | NDA | MAHARASHTRA | 18° 28' 20" N | 586.893m | 09/27 | 1500X30 | NDA | | | | | 73° 46' 45" E | | | | | +----+-------------+---------------+-----------------------+-------------+----------+-----------+-----+ (v) In the said rules, in Schedule VII, under the heading “GREEN FIELD AIRPORT FOR WHICH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA HAS GIVEN ‘IN-PRINCIPLE' APPROVAL",- (a) Serial No. 6 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (b) Serial No. 8 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (c) Serial No. 9 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (d) Serial No. 11 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (e) Serial No. 12 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (f) Serial No. 16 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; (g) Serial No. 17 and entries relating thereto shall be omitted; [F. No. AV-24011/28/2017-AAI-MOCA] RUBINA ALI, Jt. Secy. Note.-The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3. Sub-section (i) dated the 1st day of October, 2015, vide notification number G.S.R.751(E), dated the 30th day of September, 2015 and was last amended vide notification GSR 877(E), dated the 5th day of December, 2023.

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