The head of the state company assured that President Bukele will lay the first stone for the start of construction of the new air terminal.
The Autonomous Port Executive Commission (CEPA) said that they are “at the point” of starting the construction of Pacific Airport, in Conchagua, La Unión.
Are we about to put, the President of the Republic, Nayib Bukele, the first stone for the construction of Pacific Airport, which is a reality, which is not just words. He will come to join that maritime and air logistics, along with the dry terminals, announced Federico Anliker, president of CEPA.
In July, CEPA launched the tender to hire the company to be responsible forthe earthwork and constructionof work of passage of the air terminal, which will be located in the hamlets Condadillo and Flor de Mangle, in Conchagua.
An economic study ordered in 2021 by CEPA, by the Peyco-ALBEN 4000 consortium, found that the airport would have an initial capacity to mobilize one million passengers, with the possibility of reaching three million users over the next 25 years.
On August 20, the Legislative Assembly approved a$320 million loanthe Latin American and Caribbean Development Bank (CAF), destined for the construction of the terminal in the east, as well as the remodeling and modernization of Ilopango Airport.
In 2022, CEPA, accompanied by the Ministry of Public Works, began the first interventions in the countryside, with measurements of land and relocation of the inhabitants living mainly from agriculture.
Similarly, a study prepared by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MARN) determined that the project complies with the status ofmoderate to high potential environmental impact.. In addition, the construction area is located at a distance of 30 meters from a mangrove area, sites protected by their contributions to biodiversity.
El Salvador has two airports: Ilopango and San José Romero, the latter is the main air ticket with 14 commercial airlines in operations.
This article has been translated after first appearing in Diario El Mundo