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México: propuesta de alternativa al Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de México

López Obrador propone utilizar la base aérea de Santa Lucía en sustitución del Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de México.

El equipo del presidente electo, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, publicó el “plan maestro” para la construcción de un aeropuerto internacional en la base aérea militar de Santa Lucía en Zumpango, Estado de México.

De acuerdo con el documento, la obra se desarrollaría en dos años sobre una superficie de 23.2 kilómetros cuadrados (km2), con un costo de poco más de 70,000 millones de pesos (mdp).

El proyecto Aeropuerto Internacional de Santa Lucía (AISL) incluye una pista de 5.1 km (5), otra de 4.6 km (6), una base aérea de 4.7 km2 (8), una torre de control (10), una terminal con 33 posiciones (3), pistas de rodaje (11) y un edificio de servicios (12).

El plano de la obra incluye además un área designada a una futura ampliación (4), una “área urbanizable” de 62 hectáreas (7) y una área para los servicios aeroportuarios (9).

Como parte de los accesos, el aeropuerto tendría una vialidad de acceso (1) que conectaría con el Circuito Exterior Mexiquense, así como un tren rápido (2) con conexión al actual Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México.

La inversión para el tren rápido sería de 43,677 mdp, mientras que la vialidad y un sistema de autobuses que correría por ella requerirían 19,613 mdp, detalla el plan maestro.

En el documento aparece el logotipo de Grupo Riobóo, una compañía que recibió cuatro adjudicaciones directas entre 2002 y 2005, cuando López Obrador era jefe de gobierno de la capital, según el proyecto periodístico Verificado 2018 .

Los planes para la terminal aérea que se ubicaría en el nororiente del Estado de México no contemplan una fecha de inicio para la obra, puesto que su construcción depende de una consulta pública a realizarse el 28 de octubre, según el equipo del presidente electo.

Fuente: Expansion Mexico

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Nepal: Work second int’l airport begins in Pokhara

Construction of two separate terminal buildings, one for international and another for domestic flights, began at the China-assisted Pokhara international airport on Wednesday.

Pokhara, located in western Nepal, is one of the country’s most popular tourist destinations.

Nepali Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Rabindra Adhikari laid the foundation stone marking the start of construction of the terminal buildings which are expected to complete within a year.

The two terminal buildings will be built at an area of 14,000 square meters, according to the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), the implementing agency of the project. During the ceremony, Mr Adhikari said the work on the runway of the airport would also begin within a month.

“The works are moving ahead smoothly as per the set timetable and the airport will be brought into operation by July 2021 after completing the works,” he said.

Stating that the project will be a game-changer for Nepal’s tourism development and economic prosperity, the minister said the Nepali government would also promote the development of other tourism infrastructure projects such as hotels, restaurants, and roads, among others, citing the possible rise in foreign tourists.

This is one of the three new international airports being built in the country. Currently Nepal has only one international airport in the capital city of Kathmandu.

The CAAN, which is also the regulatory body of the aviation sector, said that the work in the project had been moving forward in a speedy way with strong support from local people.

“We expect to complete 40 percent of work at the end of current fiscal year (Mid-July 2019),” Sanjeev Gautam, director general of CAAN told.

Source: Khmer Times

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Tiruchi airport’s new terminal takes shape

With tendering process completed for the construction of the state-of-the-art passenger terminal building at the Tiruchi international airport and mandatory clearance having coming through from the Public Investment Board, the multi-crore project is expected to commence in October.

A leading Kolkata based construction company had quoted the lowest price in the bidding process for the multi-layered passenger terminal building construction project at the fast growing Tiruchi airport.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) was in the process of awarding the work to the lowest bidder for the mega project to be executed at a cost exceeding ₹650 crore, a senior AAI official told The Hindu.

Alongside this development, the Public Investment Board of the Government of India headed by Secretary (Expenditure) has cleared funds to the tune of ₹930 crore for the construction of new passenger terminal building as well as for the construction of a new apron and a new Technical block – Cum – Air Traffic Control Tower at the Tiruchi airport, the official said.

The clearance from the Public Investment Board was mandatory for executing mega projects of the Central Ministries / Public Sector Undertakings.

With these developments taking place, the construction work of the futuristic terminal building was expected to commence in October, the official said.

The new building would come up adjoining the existing structure with the blueprint having already been readied by a French consultant engaged by the AAI.

The design of the new terminal building has been drawn up taking into account the peak hour demand and anticipating growth of passenger traffic over the next 15 years. It would come up on an area exceeding 60,000 square metres on the site owned by the AAI adjoining the existing terminal building with basement and air-side corridor.

Simultaneously, the AAI would soon be submitting the safety assessment pertaining to the terminal building project to obtain clearance from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

As per the plan, the new terminal building would be completed in three years from the date of the award of contract.

The plan is to complete the work in 2021. The construction of the new apron would commence soon with the agency putting up a site office and mobilising materials for the proposed project.

The new apron would be in a position to accommodate 10 aircraft.

Source: The Hindu

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Wilmington International Airport: Terminal expansion plans

Wilmington International Airport will be going through some changes that will hopefully be finished by 2022.

In phase one, the TSA outbound bag areas will be reconfigured. In the second phase, that will cost about $12 million, the ticket office will be expanded. Construction for that will start in March next year.

Finally the third phase, which will redesign the concourse, gate area, concessions, restaurants and baggage claim areas, is expected to cost $40 million.