nWith the first flight from Jagdalpur to roll out on September 21, a five-member Airports Authority of India (AAI) team will camp there ahead of the start of regular flights services to the Chhattisgarh capital and Hyderabad.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will launch the service.
Rakesh Sahay, Director of Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur, said in a statement on Saturday that four members of the team had reached Jagdalpur while the fifth is expected to reach on Sunday afternoon.
Three of the members will look after the Air Traffic Control (ATC), one will take care of the communication and navigation systems while the fifth member will operate the Precision Approach Path Indicator (PAPI) to guide the plane to land.
Sahay named the ATC team members as Rajesh Uraon, Assistant Deputy General Manager from Nagpur, Prince Chandrakar, Assistant Manager from Raipur, and Dhruve, Junior Executive from Kolkata.
Vishwajeet Das, Manager in Raipur, has been sent for communication navigation. He hails from Jagdalpur. All will be stationed at Jagdalpur for the next 45 days.
Prashant Salmari, Assistant Deputy General Manager (Electrical) in Raipur, has been sent for two days. He will impart training to technicians appointed by the Collector for daily maintenance and maintaining the standard operation of PAPI.
Jagdalpur Airport was inaugurated on June 4, 2018 and the first flight of Air Odisha was operated. The service ended on October 8, 2018. An Alliance Air (ATR-72) was tested on March 6, 2020.