The new infrastructure, second track and new control tower of the Jorge Ch Airportátime of Lima, Startán finally its operations 1 April próximo. LAP press photo
At 2025 the airport Jorge Cháturn doubleá the operationón of flights per hour, getting around 30 million passengers per yearñO.
The Minister of Transport and Communications, Paola Lazarte, announcementó the signing of an agreement with Lima Airport Partners (LAP), which establishes that from the 1 April of 2023 operations of the new control tower and the second runway of the Jorge Ch International Airport begináturn.
New runway and control tower
SayúI don't explainó the head of the MTC, the signing of the act, with the agreement of both parties, generates the date of the start of operations of the new infrastructure built in the first terminal toéprisoner of the país. in addition, wateró of course that “this will not carryá compensation paymentón nor any other type of compensationón in favor of the dealer”.
With the start of operations of the new control tower and the second runway of the Airport, become strongerá operational safety in aircraft takeoff and landing, así how to improveá the service to airport operators who will haveán sufficient spaces for parking aircraft.
The infrastructure of the second runway and the new control tower has been completed and is under construction.ón. In the meantime, the new passenger terminal isá under constructionón and will be completedá on 2025, what couldá drive 65 flights per hour and accommodate around 30 million passengers perñO.
The head of the department specifiesó that a joint work plan has been approved in the contract with the concessionaire, that allows to start operations in the new term. Corpac isá clearly committed to this and for this we are organizing a supervision team.ón that involves the MTC and LAP Directorateón Aeron Generaláutica Civil (DGAC).
The minister emphasizedó that this agreement between the State and the concessionaire is the result of joint work and good will to make our first airport the center of Américh latina.
new infrastructure
The new control tower has 65 meters high, the equivalent of a building 21 floors, and from thereí controls the two tracks of the Jorge Ch Airportáturn.
The second track has a length of 3.480 meters and has a network of más de 10 kilómeters of new taxiways, lights of approximationón and beacon system. To beá capable of handling all types of aircraft. Ambos isán 100% built and deployed.
From the beginning of the works to the present, they have been registered and found 28 findings corresponding to the éfew prehispanicánica, colonial and republican, between fragments of cere materialámonkey, cerámica, ústone tiles, bones and cartílagos. Of these accidental finds have survived 56, of which 36 have been declared cultural heritage of the nationón for the Peruvian state, 33 correspond to prehisp worksáunique and 3 They are historical materialsórich. The Ministry of Culture is currently studying an application to recognize 20 works más found in this place as national cultural heritage.
Hi Nicolas, I have seen Avianca increase flights to Buenos Aires and capacity with the A320s on the route. Is this a temporary or permanent increase? I also saw that Aeroregional is going to fly to Panama
Hi Carlos, The Avianca thing is theoretically permanent and I'm working on that post. About Aeroregional, i saw it too, I asked for information, but i couldn't get anything new.