Categoría: Nuevos proyectos de aeropuertos

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China plans to build 3 more airports in Tibet

China plans to build three new airports in Tibet in addition to the five existing ones to promote tourism and economic growth, official media reported.

The new airports will be in Shannan, Xigaze and Ali, according the regional government and the Civil Aviation Administration of China.

Ali is part of Ngari prefecture of Tibet where Mount Kailash and Manasarovar Hindu holy sites are located.
Construction of the three airports, all above the altitude of 3,900 metres, should begin in 2019, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Capital Airport Holding Company will be responsible for the construction of the airport in Shannan, Shanghai Airport Authority for the airport in Xigaze and West Airport Group for Ali.

The three companies are scheduled to transfer the airports to local operators after one or two years of operation.

Currently, Tibet has five civil airports in Lhasa, Qamdo, Nyingchi, Ali and Xigaze, with nine airlines operating 86 routes, including an international one.

Source: Devdiscourse

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Uganda launches Kabaale International Airport construction

Construction works of Kabaale airport, Uganda’s second international airport, have commenced in the country’s western district of Hoima.

Authorities said the new airport will open up the region, which has great oil potential including the Kaiso-Tonya oil fields and the national oil refinery, notably.

Let’s note that the infrastructure, estimated at $309 million, is set to have a 3.5 km runway and cover 29 km².

The duration of the construction work is estimated to be between three and five years.

Source: Insider

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Chile: Santiago airport expansion faces delays

Chile’s public works minister, Juan Andrés Fontaine, expressed concern regarding the delays in the ongoing US$650mn expansion of Santiago’s Arturo Merino Benítez airport after the concessionaire in charge requested a deadline extension.

Consorcio Nuevo Pudahuel, which won the airport concession in 2015, alerted the country’s concessions panel that the public works ministry (MOP) was behind schedule for revising and approving the designs for the expansion, resulting in delays. The consortium added, however, that the process has gathered pace since the new government took office last March.

Now, the concessionaire requested a deadline extension, from November 2020 to June 2021.

The airport is operating above its maximum capacity of 15mn passengers per year, and while the ongoing expansion would increase capacity to 30mn, the airport will be close to that number once the current works are complete.

Source: BNAmericas

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U-tapao airport city to open for bids in October

The terms of reference (ToR) for the U-tapao aerotropolis worth over 200 billion baht will be open for bidding through a public-private partnership (PPP) in October, with the winner  expected to be unveiled early next year.

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) mandated to develop the first phase of the aerotropolis within five year.

Note:  The Eastern Economic Corridor (“EEC”) Act is the Thaigovernment’s flagship policy to accelerate infrastructure development and encourage local and foreign investments in the 3 eastern provinces of Thailand including Rayong, Chon Buri and Chachoengsao. 

U-Tapao lies approximately 140 km southeast of Bangkok and about a 45-minute drive from Pataya.

Source: Bangkok Post and PWC Thailand