By the
A.M. Costa Rica staff
The Directorate General of Aviation
announced Wednesday investment in
improvements of local and
international airports in the
country. According to the
information provided by the
Directorate, the total investment in
these airports is $46,175,418.
"Costa Rica is capable of having
quality airport services. Therefore,
we are focused on investing in the
improvement of infrastructure and
security. In addition, we strengthen
efficient, transparent, responsible
and timely management," said
Guillermo Hoppe, General Directorate
of Aviation. "These changes
are fundamental if we want to
reactivate the local economy.
Providing excellent conditions is
part of the strategy of the tourism
industry and that is why we must
focus on the rewarding experience we
can offer the user. "
According to the Directorate, the
investments and latest advances in
airports are as follow:
-La Managua airport in Quepos*, in
the province of Puntarenas, will
receive an investment of more than
₡5.3 billion (about $8,997,511). The
entire building will be repaired,
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 the airport in
Quepos, as A.M. Costa Rica reported,
it has been 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. Yesterday it was
announced that after the renovations
are made, it will be reopened.
-Drake Bay
Airport*, in the Osa
Peninsula, will have an investment
of ₡3.4 billion colones (about
$5,672,529), for improvement of the
runway, the main building was
modernized, a station platform for
three aircraft, repairs to the
security strips and the perimeter
fence was built.
-Upala Airport*
in the Alajuela province received an
investment of ₡1.2 billion colones
(about $2,001,300) for expanding the
runway, repairing the perimeter
fence and repairing pipes.
-Palmar Sur
Airport*, in the province of
Puntarenas, the remodeling is 85
percent complete at an investment of
more than ₡1.5 billion colones
(about $1,910,307). It includes
reconstruction of the airstrip,
remodeling and expansion of the
airport, a parking area, improvement
of the security strips, horizontal
demarcation and lighting of the
runway.
-Guápiles Airport*
in the province of Limon received an
investment of ₡1.5 billion colones
(about $2,501,625), for the
reconstruction of the airstrip,
improvement of security strips,
horizontal demarcation, construction
of a terminal module, repair in
perimeter fence and repair of pipes.
The work is 25 percent complete.
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-Golfito
Airport* in
the southern area of
the province of
Puntarenas will have
an investment of ₡1
billion colones
(about $1,835,230)
for remodeling the
airport airstrip and
the main building.
This work will begin
this month.
-Pérez
Zeledón Airport*,
in the south of San
José, will see an
investment of ₡225
million colones
(about $375,387) in
the construction of
a new airport module
and expansion of the
aircraft parking
platform. This
remodeling will
begin also this
month.
-Tortuguero
Airport* in
the province of
Limon received an
investment of ₡1.5
billion colones
(about $2,501,625),
for the expansion of
the parking platform
for three Bravo-type
aircraft, new air
terminal building
and a module for
Ministry of Security
officials. This
airport would be
completed in 2021.
-Oduber
International
Airport* in
the province of
Guanacaste received
an investment of
₡870 million (about
$1,450,942), for
improving the
airstrip and
remodeling the
perimeter fence.
-International
Airport of Limón*
received an
investment of ₡1.7
billion colones
(about $2,918,562).
A new terminal will
be built inspired by
Caribbean
architecture, which
will have waiting
rooms, government
offices, passenger
flow division, fire
protection system,
wastewater
treatment. This
project is in the
design stage. It is
estimated that it
will be repaired in
2020.
-Tobías
Bolaños
International
Airport*, in
Pavas, in the
province of San
José, received an
investment of
₡9.6 billion (about
$16,010,400), in the
construction of the
new terminal
building, new
potable water
network, treatment
plant wastewater,
new electricity
network,
improvements in
parking. It is
expected that these
improvements will be
completed in 2020.
The General
Directorate of Civil
Aviation, was
created by law on 26
October 1949 , is
the civil aviation
authority of Costa
Rica. It oversees
all aspects of civil
aviation operations
and infrastructure
within the country.
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