Bengaluru airport upgrades its north runway to handle Airbus A380
Bengaluru: Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) has upgraded its north runway (09L/27R) to Code F compliance, enabling it to handle the world’s largest commercial aircraft such as the Airbus A380 and Boeing 747-8.
KIA, operated by Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), is the only airport in South India to operate independent parallel runways, allowing aircraft to land and take off simultaneously. Until now, only the south runway (new runway) was Code F compliant. With this latest upgrade, both runways are now capable of accommodating Code F aircraft.
