The company awarded project, worth approximately $3 million, will build a 23,000 m2 terminal: 10,000 for the buildings and 13,000 for the aircraft facilities.
The bid proposal is to include a clause detailing how the private aircraft terminal that is currently located at Tocumen Airport could be transferred to Howard. Every month 300 private airplanes land at Tocumen and this number is expected to increase to 450 with the new infrastructure planned, according to an article by Alex E. Hernández for LaPrensa.com.
Juan Carlos Pino, Tocumen chief, indicated that the transfer of the terminal from Tocumen to Howard would favor tourism activity since the final destinations of people arriving on most private flights are Panama's beaches.
Source: Prensa.com
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August 2011
Tocumen and Howard Airports are planning new terminals for private planes.
Soon the 300 plus private planes landing in Panama City every month may be able to do so in a new air terminal, which will require, in principle, an investment of about $3 million.
The investment will be made jointly by the airport administration and private companies who have shown interest in participating in the project.
November 2010
The Panama Pacific Special Area Agency is inviting companies to bid for the construction of a fuel facility at Howard Airport.
The contract includes the design, soil study, adjustments, construction, supply, installation, assembly, testing and final approved plans for a fuel system, auxiliary systems and all its components for storage and supply of aircraft at Howard airport.
July 2010
From next year the international airport will provide an alternative for commercial flights.
The $3 million construction works are expected to finish in December with the completion of new fuel storage tanks and the passenger terminal.
Rosa Muñoz, airport director, told Prensa.com that, “an additional $2 million will be invested in the modernization of the control tower and amendments to the runway”.
April 2011
The works scheduled to start at the Panamanian airport in 2012 and 2015 will be advanced for the end of 2011.
Airport management, driven by increased passenger volumes and the interest of new airlines to operate at the terminal, have forced construction of the South Pier, which was expected to begin in 2012 and the new building for immigration planned for 2015.
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