In order to reduce the traffic at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport, Aligarh's Dhanipur airport is being expanded. Recently, Director of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Special Secretary of the Government Kumar Harsh issued a letter to the Aligarh Administration on acquisition of land of 300 acres. A meeting was held with the officials of the National Airport Authority under the chairmanship of the City Magistrate, in which the length, width and height of the runway of Dhanipur Mini Airport would be increased.

Dhanipur airport has been prepared for 19 seater aircraft at present. 72 seater aircraft will fly from this airport in future. The work of finding land for the expansion of the runway of Dhanipur airport is going on very fast. A report will also be sent to the government in 7 days. In which 3 villages of Tehsil Kol, Nizamatpur Borna, Khangarhi and Alhaddpur were also seen. The farmers of these 3 villages will be talked to and their land will be acquired.

Land of 736 farmers of Khangarhi, Alhaddpur and Nizamatpur Borna is to be acquired. Altogether 137.8102 hectares of land is to be taken. A total amount of about 117 crores will be spent on this.

Giving information, City Magistrate Pradeep Verma said that the Dhanipur airport is being prepared nationally and internationally to reduce the traffic load from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. For this, the land of the surrounding village has been seen and the report will be sent to the government soon.