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Oct 06, 2014 (newstodate): At long last, work is now progressing on reconstruction of Latvia's Liepaja Airport that has seen no scheduled air traffic since 2009.
As the construction works are now in full swing, the airport is foreseeing commissioning and start of traffic by 2016.
Already in 2010 the airport was cleared by the Latvian state to apply for EU support for a project to upgrade its infrastructure, and the funding was granted in 2011.
The project for re-development now includes the renovation the existing 2,002m runway, installation of new runway lighting system, new apron, new taxi runway and similar infrastructural issues, while the earlier plan for an extension of the runway by a further 300m has been postponed due to financial strains.
Hopes are that the reconstructed airport will receive its certification in autumn 2015, as the first Latvian airport to be certified by the new EU standards.
With the renovated runway Liepaja Airport will be able to handle traffic by aircraft with up to 100 seats without restrictions, while larger aircraft like Boeing 737-800 or Airbus A320 will still require operational limitations.
As the construction works are now in full swing, the airport is foreseeing commissioning and start of traffic by 2016.
Already in 2010 the airport was cleared by the Latvian state to apply for EU support for a project to upgrade its infrastructure, and the funding was granted in 2011.
The project for re-development now includes the renovation the existing 2,002m runway, installation of new runway lighting system, new apron, new taxi runway and similar infrastructural issues, while the earlier plan for an extension of the runway by a further 300m has been postponed due to financial strains.
Hopes are that the reconstructed airport will receive its certification in autumn 2015, as the first Latvian airport to be certified by the new EU standards.
With the renovated runway Liepaja Airport will be able to handle traffic by aircraft with up to 100 seats without restrictions, while larger aircraft like Boeing 737-800 or Airbus A320 will still require operational limitations.