Regional Airports Company Limited (RACL) has revealed that test flight will be landing on the completed part of new runway at Hanimaadhoo International Airport on next Sunday.
Regional Airports stated in a post on ‘X’ that work on installing runway lights within completed 1,200 meters of Hanimaadhoo International Airport’s new runway is currently underway and test flight would be able to land on Sunday. Once the operations are started using the completed part of the runway, flight operation will be resumed during the night as well.
Moreover, RACL expressed gratitude to Maldivian for their participation in the technical inspection of the new runway at Hanimaadhoo International Airport. And stated that that the work on the project is going on within the timeline and preparations are underway to operate the flight within the completed 1,200 meters of the new runway.
Under the project, the currently used runway will be upgraded with a 2765 meters runway and a modern terminal of 111,000 square feet will be established in Hanimaadhoo. Moreover, a 624000 square feet apron and other resources will also be established to expand international flights.
The proposed passenger terminal building will include all of the modern amenities and services to manage peak hour passenger capacity. It will be 10230 square meters in size, including land/sea connectivity and passenger facilities. The terminal will be developed with facilities that can serve 1.3 million passengers annually.
The Hanimaadhoo International Airport is being developed as the northern Maldives’ main hub. The government has stated that the development of Hanimaadhoo International Airport will benefit resorts, city hotels, and guest houses in the north.
Upon completion of the project, service can be provided to Airbus A320 and Boeing 737 flights and will be able to operate direct flights from Hanimaadhoo Airport to the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and East Africa.
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