Lahore Airport Runways, Taxiways and Apron Maintenance Work

[aviator773]

Yes 36 L is now ILS and probably they installed the system of 36 R on 36L now.

[Abbas Ali]

^ That's very good to know - thanks for the info.

Abbas

[AbdulAziz]

Hope CAA upgrade 36L to be used as main rwy in closure of 36R

[aviator773]

Hope CAA upgrade 36L to be used as main rwy in closure of 36R

For that alot of changes will have to be made to the runway because still after so much revamping it still has MTOW and Maximum Landing weight restrictions which have to be kept in mind. But for ATR and other narrowbody aircrafts I guess it can easily be utilized as the main runway.

[raihans]

^ Interesting! Could it be old ILS CAT-II removed from Runway 36R and installed on Runway 36L?

Rwy 36L is CAT I category for landing, in effect from 7th Jan 2016 as per the published AIP supplement S-21/15 and most probably it is the same system which was installed for Rwy 36R

[aviator773]

Aircrafts Using 36L as active runway.


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[Abbas Ali]

Yesterday, a friend of mine who arrived in Lahore from Abu Dhabi on an Eithad Airways Airbus A321 saw construction machinery on Runway 18L/36R.

The Etihad A321 landed on Runway 36L.

Abbas

[Omairi7]

Yesterday, a friend of mine who arrived in Lahore from Abu Dhabi on an Eithad Airways Airbus A321 saw construction machinery on Runway 18L/36R.

The Etihad A321 landed on Runway 36L.

Abbas

I came back from London Via Dubai through emirates airline by EK622 , Reg A6-END. After landed on 36L Cat 1 Enable runway, pilot was never able to stop the plane before the runway exit and had to go around through haj terminal. I think There are two major things needs to be done now. Prepare 36R/18L to CODE F runway and make an exit way at the end of 18R so the larger planes can easily leave the runway rather then doing go arounds.
After finishing the resurfacing of main runway, they must resurface and extend 36L too so can be used in emergency cases.

[raihans]

pilot was never able to stop the plane before the runway exit and had to go around through haj terminal. I think There are two major things needs to be done now. Prepare 36R/18L to CODE F runway and make an exit way at the end of 18R so the larger planes can easily leave the runway rather then doing go arounds.

go arounds, you mean backtrack? Actually go around term is used for traffic execute missed approach without landing and attempt to land again

There is no exit on rwy 36L end, pilot has to backtrack 180 degree at end of runway to vacate via taxiway Bravo, cross runway 36R and continue taxi to stand via Uniform Romeo or Uniform November Papa

Btw, i do agree that CAA should construct another taxiway at end of 36L/start of 18R, for traffic to vacate and continue taxi on taxiway Sierra while crossing 18L/end of 36R.

[aviator773]

Another way to vacate the runway that I have seen pilots doing is that they vacate 36L via Taxiway Charlie which takes you to the Hajj Apron and then enter back at Runway 36 L Via Taxiway Echo and taxi to the Terminal Via Taxiway Delta Uniform November. I guess Omair was probably pointing toward this procedure. Back tracking at RWY 36L is quite difficult and most of the aircrafts usually come to a stop before Taxiway Bravo but the maximum I have seen is that the aircraft goes till Taxiway Charlie.

[Omairi7]

Another way to vacate the runway that I have seen pilots doing is that they vacate 36L via Taxiway Charlie which takes you to the Hajj Apron and then enter back at Runway 36 L Via Taxiway Echo and taxi to the Terminal Via Taxiway Delta Uniform November. I guess Omair was probably pointing toward this procedure. Back tracking at RWY 36L is quite difficult and most of the aircrafts usually come to a stop before Taxiway Bravo but the maximum I have seen is that the aircraft goes till Taxiway Charlie.

You are absolutely correct. Sorry i am not familier with some of terms used above. Thats what exactly happened when i landed.

[raihans]

Another way to vacate the runway that I have seen pilots doing is that they vacate 36L via Taxiway Charlie which takes you to the Hajj Apron and then enter back at Runway 36 L Via Taxiway Echo and taxi to the Terminal Via Taxiway Delta Uniform November. I guess Omair was probably pointing toward this procedure. Back tracking at RWY 36L is quite difficult and most of the aircrafts usually come to a stop before Taxiway Bravo but the maximum I have seen is that the aircraft goes till Taxiway Charlie.

that is also possible, to vacate via Charlie, Hajj apron, Echo, cross rwy 36L onto Delta,,,though only in case when there is no aircraft parked at Hajj apron, i guess due to limited space of Hajj apron.

[aviator773]

Another way to vacate the runway that I have seen pilots doing is that they vacate 36L via Taxiway Charlie which takes you to the Hajj Apron and then enter back at Runway 36 L Via Taxiway Echo and taxi to the Terminal Via Taxiway Delta Uniform November. I guess Omair was probably pointing toward this procedure. Back tracking at RWY 36L is quite difficult and most of the aircrafts usually come to a stop before Taxiway Bravo but the maximum I have seen is that the aircraft goes till Taxiway Charlie.

that is also possible, to vacate via Charlie, Hajj apron, Echo, cross rwy 36L onto Delta,,,though only in case when there is no aircraft parked at Hajj apron, i guess due to limited space of Hajj apron.

And mostly Hajj apron is vacant so it is possible to follow this procedure also. But then again most aircrafts manage to vacate runway via Taxiway Bravo and Delta.

[Pakistan-1]

How does the hajj terminal of Lahore look Iike ?

[aviator773]

How does the hajj terminal of Lahore look Iike ?

Well its basically a building not that big with all the facilities for the Hajji's .
To simply understand its just a small building. Lol