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Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) said the upgrade project could be completed in late August.
The runway and taxiway have been lengthened and the parking area for aircraft has been constructed. The airport’s terminal has been expanded while the conveyor system, check-in counters, fire protection system and surveillance cameras are being installed.
When in place, the airport’s runway can handle bigger aircraft such as Airbus A320 and A321, Boeing 737 and those of the same capacity. The revamped terminal will be able to serve 600 passengers in peak hours, four times higher than the old capacity.
In addition to Pleiku airport, ACV looks set to complete the upgrade of Phu Cat airport in Binh Dinh Province at the end of August. The expanded parking area will have enough space for seven Airbus A320/321 aircraft at a time, compared to the current four.
ACV will also invest in a modern lighting system to allow the airport to handle flights at night.
Scheduled to be in operation ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday (Tet) in 2016, the new terminal at the airport is designed to accommodate 2.4 million passengers a year, up from the current 1.5 million.
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