Question 1

What are the IAF Air Funnel Zones for Lucknow and Bakshi Ka Talab?

Accepted Answer

They are height-restricted corridors under GSR 751(E), aligned with the runway approach and departure paths of Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport and Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station, designed to keep structures from obstructing aircraft operations.

Question 2

How far apart are CCSIA and Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station?

Accepted Answer

The two aerodromes sit approximately 25 km apart. Since each carries a mandatory 20 km NOC radius, their zones overlap across a meaningful band of territory between central Lucknow and the Bakshi Ka Talab area.

Question 3

Has Lucknow ever enforced height restriction violations near its airport?

Accepted Answer

Yes. The Lucknow Development Authority, district administration, and municipal corporation jointly ordered the additional floors of 21 buildings exceeding the funnel area's 9 metre threshold near CCSIA to be demolished.

Question 4

Is Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station open to civilian flights?

Accepted Answer

No. It is a defence-only base under Central Air Command with no civil enclave, unlike CCSIA. Any construction near it needs clearance through Indian Air Force channels rather than AAI's civilian NOCAS process.

Question 5

What is the exact height formula used near the runway approach path?

Accepted Answer

Permitted height equals 2 percent of the distance from the runway edge, a 1:50 slope. A structure 1,000 metres from the edge along the approach path is capped at roughly 20 metres.

Question 6

Can a plot fall inside funnel zones for both CCSIA and Bakshi Ka Talab at once?

Accepted Answer

Yes, particularly along the corridor between central Lucknow and Bakshi Ka Talab. Such a plot needs its Permissible Top Elevation checked against both aerodromes' zoning data before construction.

Question 7

Does the Lucknow Development Authority handle airport height clearance too?

Accepted Answer

The LDA handles standard local building plan approval, but height clearance itself comes from AAI for CCSIA-related plots or the Indian Air Force for Bakshi Ka Talab-related plots, as a separate requirement.

Question 8

What happens if a building is constructed without a height NOC in Lucknow?

Accepted Answer

Lucknow has direct precedent here. Authorities have already ordered demolition of additional floors on buildings that exceeded the funnel area's height threshold near CCSIA without the required clearance.

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