Lucknow, Aug. 16 -- After nearly five months of partial shutdown, the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport (CCSIA) in Lucknow resumed 24-hour flight operations, after the successful completion of a large-scale runway recarpeting and infrastructure upgrade project, which had temporarily curtailed daily flight schedules.

The airport underwent significant modernisation, including recarpeting of the main runway and taxiways, covering an area of 1.80 lakh square metres.

During this period complete overhaul of the airfield ground lighting (AGL) system was also performed, with halogen lights replaced by energy-efficient LED lighting, resulting in over 50% energy savings.

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The recarpeting work began on March 1, 2025, ...