Airport renovation to start

Airport renovation to start

SEMARANG, Central Java (JP): The restoration and expansion of
Adisumarmo Airport in Surakarta into an international gateway is
to start soon as the government has allocated a budget of Rp 43
billion (US$18,2 million) for the project, an official said.

"The restoration work will start next month and is scheduled
to finish by year-end," Gatot Seodjantoko, head of Central Java's
transportation office, said here yesterday.

The restoration will include the extension of the airport's
runaway from 1,900 meters to 5,600 meters and the construction of
facilities for haj pilgrimage flights.

Gatot said the government also plans to extend the runway at
Ahmad Yani Airport in Semarang next year from 1,850 meters to
2,250 meters and to build a "pioneer airport" in Tegal in the
near future. (har/jsk)