new delhi indira gandhi international airport igia is the first airport in the country to have four runways and eastern cross taxiways ectthe fourth runway and the ect pictured will enable increased capacity and enhanced operational efficiency he added toithe fourth runway and dual ect also called elevated taxiways became operational at the delhi airport on fridaythe fourth runway will result in the airport being able to handle more flights toithe development will increase the capacity and operational efficiency of the countrys largest airport which is expected to have an annual passenger handling strength of 109 million in the near futureread alsoon july 13 igi to become indias first airport to have dual elevated taxiwayindias first dual elevated eastern cross taxiways ect and fourth runway at indira gandhi international airport will become operational from july 13 ect will reduce the distance that an aircraft needs to cover after landing on the third runway and going to t1 from the present 9km to 2km even thedual elevated eastern cross taxiways to be operational from july 13 at igiathe dual elevated eastern cross taxiways and the fourth runway at the airport in the national capital will be operational from july 13 a senior official said on fridayan air india flight takes off from the 4th runway during its inauguration and indias firstofits kind elevated eastern cross taxiway at delhi international airport in new delhi friday pticivil aviation minister jyotiraditya scindia on friday inaugurated the fourth runway and ect and said the countrys civil aviation sector is at an inflection point and the beginning of the growth phasea flight takes off from the 4th runway during its inauguration and indias firstofits kind elevated eastern cross taxiway at delhi international airport in new delhi on friday tarun rawat toiit handles around 1500 aircraft movements every daywith the fourth runway and terminal expansion which is expected to be completed soon scindia said delhi airports passenger handling capacity will increase to 109 million per annumcurrently the capacity is 70 million passengers per year he said and emphasised that delhi airport will even beat atlanta airport in its capabilitiesunion minister for civil aviation jyotiraditya scindia addresses the inauguration of 4th runway and indias firstofits kind elevated eastern cross taxiway ptithe fourth runway will result in the airport being able to handle more flightsunion minister for civil aviation jyotiraditya scindia mos vk singh and others during the inauguration of 4th runway and indias firstofits kind elevated eastern cross taxiway at delhi international airport in new delhi ptiit will increase the capacity throughput from the current level of 1400 to 15000 aircraft movements to almost 2000 scindia said at the inauguration of the fourth runway and the ectair travel demand is on the rise and in june domestic air passenger traffic rose nearly 19 per cent yearonyear to around 125 crorewith the operationalisation of the ect taxiing time for planes will come down to around 1012 minutes from around 20 minutes