Abruzzo Airport - Development Future

Development Future

Initially expected in early 2008 are left at year-end work for the modernization and expansion of the passenger: the arrivals area is not Schengen has been completely redesigned and rebuilt the side of the current (1,500 m²), while the space currently occupied will be converted into the departure area, are there other jobs which include:

• The construction of new gates from 3 to 5 and become a commercial area (bars, shops, rental companies locations) that will be repainted and refurbished for a total of 7,800 square meters (currently 6300) and in the Schengen area and domestic arrivals, the 'objective of this work is to increase the number of passengers per year up to 600.000;
• Investments for the demolition of some structures, once used for military use that are then sold to private Air Force, to increase the number of parking spaces for aircraft;
• Construction of two new hangars and cargo area;
• Construction of new helipad for private law enforcement and a new small square for the Coast Guard;
• Extension of the runway and take-off and the construction of a new multi-storey car park for cars;
• Construction of a plant for the treatment of water.

Some of these works have been completed, others are firm and others have not yet begun. The expansion of the APRON 2 has been completed and to date has been usually used as a parking lot parked aircraft and the expansion west of the module is finished already in operation, only the missing link to the old terminal that will happen with the restyling of this' last.

Currently the building of the old passenger terminal was converted to a warehouse and was employed by the airline cargoTNTup to December 2008 and operated by Maersk until October 2010.