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May 1, 2015 (newstodate): Work has now started on the first stage of the runway extension at Sweden's Orebro Airport.
The issue was already on the table in 2013, but protest over noise and pollution from an increase in traffic after a runway extension caused the process to be postponed after a court decision.
The first stage comprising an extension by 300m is to be commissioned by October 2015, to be followed by another 400m extension to be completed by summer 2015, bringing the runway to a total length of 3,300m.
The existing runway was established in 2001-2002, extended from the previous 2,300m.
The ceiling over the volume of aircraft movements at the airport will also be lifted from today's 30,000 annual movements including 7,000 flight operations by jet aircraft over 50 tonnes of MTOW.
With a longer runway and permits to lift the volume of flights, Orebro Airport will be able to accept traffic by larger aircraft types than the Boeing 737/Airbus A320 that are today providing flights at the airport.
Higher take-off weights will also benefit the integrator traffic at the airport that is today used by DHL, TNT and Post Sweden.
The issue was already on the table in 2013, but protest over noise and pollution from an increase in traffic after a runway extension caused the process to be postponed after a court decision.
The first stage comprising an extension by 300m is to be commissioned by October 2015, to be followed by another 400m extension to be completed by summer 2015, bringing the runway to a total length of 3,300m.
The existing runway was established in 2001-2002, extended from the previous 2,300m.
The ceiling over the volume of aircraft movements at the airport will also be lifted from today's 30,000 annual movements including 7,000 flight operations by jet aircraft over 50 tonnes of MTOW.
With a longer runway and permits to lift the volume of flights, Orebro Airport will be able to accept traffic by larger aircraft types than the Boeing 737/Airbus A320 that are today providing flights at the airport.
Higher take-off weights will also benefit the integrator traffic at the airport that is today used by DHL, TNT and Post Sweden.