 A plan for the extension of runway at Lohegaon airport still stuck over acquisition of a private plot on the airport's western side, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has now requested the Indian Air Force (IAF) to carry out the proposed expansion on the eastern side, on land owned by the air force.This project is very important for Pune city considering the growth in air traffic.Since the Purandar airport may take a few years to come up, the capacity of Lohegaon airport to handle traffic has to be increased.