In August the construction of the airstrip and control tower of the Chinchero International Airport (Cusco), reported the head of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), Paola Lazarte.
The official specified that the designs of the passenger terminal and the control tower are currently being developed, which are being reviewed and evaluated by the supervisor and the Project Management Office (PMO, for its acronym in English). ).
This will then be reviewed and approved by the MTC. For its part, the foundation works of the passenger terminal area for international flights have already been completed.
Meanwhile, preparations are being finalized to start with the sector that will be used for domestic flights at the airport.
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The project of Chinchero International Airport It is carried out through the government-to-government modality and will have an estimated cost of US$427 million. It is estimated that it will be able to receive more than seven million passengers a year.
This will be the second largest air terminal in the country and its construction will cover an area of 454 hectares, including the runway four kilometers long and 45 meters wide.