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Fujairah International Airport

expansion project in final stage

The Fujairah International Airport expansion of March 2023,” said Al Boloushi.
programme is in final stages with the secondary “The UAE government is investing in Fujairah because
runway 90 percent complete, and expected to be it believes that the Emirate is very vital to the country
commissioned in August 2022, according to a senior and its economy due to its strategic proximity to
official. Fujairah Port,” he added.
The 3,050x45-metre runway connects the taxiways As the world’s third largest bunkering hub, Fujairah
and rapid exit taxiways. Port is seeking to expand its services with a dry bulk
“We are in the final stage of this project, and we export facility in Dibba, expected to open this year,
are expecting a handover in a year from now. The and plans to foray into LNG bunkering, according to a
runway is 90 percent ready while the new Air Traffic March 2022 article by Hellenic Shipping News.
Control tower is 70 percent ready and expected to “We used to focus on cargo but we realised that cargo
be commissioned by August this year together with [alone] will not help the economy or tourism sector
the Energy Complex,” Esmaeil Mohamed Al Boloushi, in Fujairah. So now we are looking at other options
General Manager, Fujairah Airport told Zawya Projects such as charter flights and commercial flights so that
on the side lines of the Arabian Travel Mart last week. we will support other stakeholders in Fujairah such
The airfield rescue and fire-fighting station (ARFF as the hotels, restaurants and so on - everyone will
Station) is slated for commissioning by May and the benefit from the increase in the number of tourists.”
AGL substations 1 and 2 by July this year. The Fujairah airport expansion contract was awarded
“Once we finish the handover of the new runway, we in April 2018 by Abu Dhabi Airports to a joint venture
will start work on the existing runway extension and (JV) of Orascom Construction and Al Sahraa General
rehabilitation, which has a commissioning target date Transport & Clearance Abu Dhabi.

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