MTTALA RAJAPAKSA AIRPORT
This project was started by
president Mahinda rajapaksha November 27 the year
2009 with an investment put in of 209 million dollars. The airport is
aimed to assist development in the country, through increasing both
international and domestic travel capacity and transport efficiency, and
also to offer support to the other transport industries like the
Magampura Mahinda Rjapaksa Port and the
bandaranayake International
Airport.
The new
international airport project at
Maththala is being carried out
in phases including a $200m first phase of work to build a 3,500m runway
with a width of 75m, capable of accommodating four
aircrafts at the
same time.
passenger terminal building equipped with the latest baggage handling
mechanisms, a cargo loading/Unloading and storage facilities, A 41 meter
air traffic controlling unit, Two air bridges with navigating
capabilities and finally a jumbo jet passenger terminal. At the
finalization of this phase, the airport will be able to handle four
airplanes in the same time and one million passengers per year.