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ITANAGAR, 26 Dec:<\/strong> The Donyi Polo airport in Hollongi is likely to start operations soon even during the night with the granting of an all-weather licence by the director general of civil aviation (DGCA).<\/p>\n Chief Minister Pema Khandu has announced about the all-weather licence, unlocking the possibility for night landings.<\/p>\n “So happy to share a significant milestone for Arunachal Pradesh! Donyi Polo Airport has been granted an all-weather licence, unlocking the possibility for night landings,” Khandu wrote on X, and posted the letter issued by the DGCA on the microblogging platform.<\/p>\n The chief minister said that the development marks a giant leap towards ensuring seamless air connectivity to the northeastern state and also opens new avenues for growth.<\/p>\n The Donyi Polo airport – the first greenfield airport in Arunachal Pradesh – was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in November 2022.<\/p>\n The name of the airport reflects the traditions and rich cultural heritage of Arunachal and its age-old reverence for the sun (Donyi) and the moon (Polo).<\/p>\n The airport has been developed in an area of more than 690 acres, at a cost of over Rs 640 crore.<\/p>\n With a 2,300-metre runway, the airport is suitable for all-weather operations. The airport terminal is a modern building that promotes energy efficiency, renewable energy and recycling of resources, an official said.<\/p>\n The development of the new airport in Itanagar has not only improved connectivity in the region but also acted as a catalyst for the growth of trade and tourism, thus providing a boost to economic development.<\/p>\n Several airports in five northeastern states – Mizoram, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Arunachal and Nagaland – have seen flights take off for the first time in 75 years, according to the official.<\/p>\n Aircraft movement in the Northeast has also witnessed an increase of 113 per cent since 2014 – from 852 per week in 2014 to 1,817 per week in 2022. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" ITANAGAR, 26 Dec: The Donyi Polo airport in Hollongi is likely to start operations soon even during the night with the granting of an all-weather licence by the director general of civil aviation (DGCA). Chief Minister Pema Khandu has announced about the all-weather licence, unlocking the possibility for night landings. “So happy to share a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-231612","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-state-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231612","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=231612"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/231612\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=231612"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=231612"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arunachaltimes.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=231612"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}