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$5
million in improvements to Osa local airport will
increase tourism, authorities say
By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The Directorate General of Civil Aviation announced that increases in tourism in the Osa Peninsula* area were due to the improvements made at the local airport located in Drake Bay*. According to the authorities, the cost of improvements to the airport was $5,880,979, financed with the institution resources. Among the improvements made to the airport in Drake are the expansion of the landing strip, the construction of a parking platform for three type B aircraft, and the improvement of the security fence. According to Guillermo Hoppe, Director General of Civil Aviation, the number of passengers who have used the airport, from January to July, was 12,727. This is equivalent to almost twice the number of passengers registered in the same period last year, which were 6,525. The number of flights, including both arrivals and departures, at the airport from January to June, was 1,686, which is 613 flights more than the same period last year. "The reduction in travel times with the modernization of the country's airports will improve the visitor experience. They stay longer in our country and they have reasons to return," Hoppe said. Related to the recent investments on local airports, as A.M. Costa Rica previously reported on Sept 3rd, the authorities announced the investment of $10,367,502, in improvements to three airports located in the province of Limón*. The first investment of $2,178,102 was for in the International Airport of Limón* for the construction of a new building for passengers. This building has waiting rooms, administrative offices, an area for the division of national and international passenger flows, fire system, and a parking area, among other improvements. The second investment was in the local airport of Guapiles*, with $2,865,259 for the construction of a new airstrip 18 meters wide and 1,137 meters long. The security fence around the airport was also repaired, among other minor improvements. Also, an investment of $1,054,050 for the construction of a hangar and a building for officers of the Air Surveillance Service. An additional $462,025 will be invested in the illumination of the runway. In total, the estimated investment is $4,381,334 in improvements for this airport. The third investment of $2,805,448 will be for Tortuguero airport*, for improvements in the airstrip, the construction of an aircraft parking platform, and a new building for passenger service, officers, and air operators. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, we are now in the process of an agreement with the Ministry of Security to include officers within the airport facilities. In June, the authorities announced the advances in other rural airports improvements as follows: - Golfito Airport*, located in the southern area of the province of Puntarenas, the remodeling is 95 percent complete with an investment of about $1,835,230 for remodeling the airstrip and the main building. - Pérez Zeledón Airport*, located in the south of San José, the remodeling is 95 percent complete, with an investment of about $375,387 in the construction of a new airport module and expansion of the aircraft parking platform. - La Managua airport in Quepos*, in the province of Puntarenas, with an investment of about $8,997,511. The entire building will be repaired, and there will be a platform for parking, an extension in the runway, improvements in security strips, track lighting, and a perimeter fence. In the case of this airport in Quepos, it was closed since December 2017. In January 2018, the General Direction of Aviation canceled the contract with the company that was doing the remodeling, because it was not able to comply with the work specifications. This year the airport was open, and the Directorate is in charge of its managing. - Upala Airport*, in the Alajuela province, received an investment of $2,001,300 for expanding the runway, repairing the perimeter fence, and repairing pipes. It is estimated that it will be completed in 2020. ------------------------ Do you know of a local airport in need of investment in infrastructure? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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