Will chennai get a new green field airport like htd or blore?

Question

and if it gets one, will i be the largest in asia as ppl say?

will it be better than the new ones in blore n hyd??

wats the latest news abt it?

Answer 1

Yes Tamil Nadu Government ios planing to have at Sriperumbathur which is said to be the biggest one in India if not in Asia.

Though it may takes years as the general problem of acquiring land, approval/ support from Central Government may take its own time.*

Answer 2

I wish Chennai will get a better airport than Blore and HYD. Both these new airports are fantastic but the connectivity from the heart of the city is very poor. With Chennai's metro system I think it would ideal to have a bigger airport than Hyd and Blore at the outskirts. People have to spend atleast another 2 hrs to come to the city from the new HYD airport in Shamshabad.

The greenfield airport would come up on 4,820.66 acres (19.5 km²), expansion of Chennai airport would be done on 1,069.99 acres (4.3 km²) at an estimated cost of Rs 2,000 crore.

Initially the work for the greenfield airports was be entrusted to the Airports Authority of India (AAI). However, the greenfield airport, mooted by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi, coming up at Sriperumbudur near Chennai will be developed under a public-private partnership. The Prime Minister’s Committee has also asked for a pre-feasibility report for this airport.

The green field airport would have four runways.Eyeing Chennai airport, leading global airport developers are forging alliances with Indian players for bidding for the project. The players interested in the project include Changi Airports, Macquarie, GMR Group, GVK Group and Tata Group.

Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has clarified that “there is no role for the AAI in developing the greenfield airport near Chennai”.