Kasteli Airport
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Coordinates | 35°11′36.40″N 25°19′41.10″E / 35.1934444°N 25.3280833°E | ||||||||||
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Kasteli International Airport (
Airport expansion
It is planned that the new airport will be situated on the southwestern side of Kasteli Hellenic Air Force Base, from which the air force currently operates
The creation of the new airport will require new road, water and sanitation works, as well as the transfer of settlements located within the proposed runway zone (Archangelos, Roussochoria). The construction of a 17 km (11 mi) road will connect the airport with Motorway 90 (A90) along the north coast of Crete, in the neighbourhood of
The new airport will be constructed over an area of 600 ha (1,500 acres), adjacent to the current military airport in
Initially,[8][9] four candidates had appeared for the Kasteli airport construction and management project, from Greece, China, France and Spain.
- Zürich Airport.
- Aktor is in a second consortium with France-based Vinci.
- J&P Avax teamed up with Bouygues and Aéroports de Paris.
- Grupo ACS and later with Indian GMR Airports.
However, the Ariadne Airport Group consortium was declared the provisional winner of the international tender in May 2017. Ariadne is a joint venture formed by Greece-based Terna and New Delhi-headquartered GMR Airports. According to the Greek Secretary General of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport, Mr. Giorgos Dedes, €10 million have been approved for expropriations and the contract for the airport has been approved by the Court of Auditors, so that infrastructure works can begin in January 2019, even if there are great concerns about the environmental pollution from airplane fumes to the underground water deposits that provide water to 1/4 of the city of Heraklion.[10][11] On February 21, 2019, the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport signed a concession allowing the Greek-Indian Ariadne Airport Group consortium to build the airport. The concession needs clearance from Parliament and competition authorities before construction begins.[12] In May 2019, the Parliament approved by a wide majority the necessary legislation, ratifying the concessions contract.[13]
Construction
The construction phase of the airport commenced in February 2020 after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis laid the foundation stone. Under the concession agreement, the construction of the airport is set to last a total of 60 months (i.e., 5 years) until 2025.[14] Due to the impact COVID-19 pandemic had on the construction timeline, the commencement of operations was pushed back to late 2027 or early 2028.[15] According to the latest revisions of the master plan, the airport is to have a 94,000 square meter terminal, 10 passenger boarding bridges, 19 boarding gates and an initial capacity of 11 million passengers per year.[16]
See also
References
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- ^ "Kasteli Airport Deal Signed, Project Ready to Take Off". GTP Headlines. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
- ^ Cretan Chronicles blog
- ^ "Greece pushes back deadline for Kasteli airport bids to May 6". www.ekathimerini.com. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
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- ^ https://www.efsyn.gr/efkriti/koinonia/158339_prosohi-aerodromio-sto-kastelli, Archived 2019-02-23 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The Kasteli Airport Project Rolls Out in January 2019". www.argophilia.com. 11 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
- ^ "Greece signs concession for new Crete airport". www.reuters.com. 21 February 2019. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ Kokkinidis, Tasos. "Greek Parliament Approves Construction of New International Airport on Crete". greekreporter.com. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
- ^ "Crete to Get New Airport: Works at Kastelli Begin". GTP Headlines. 11 February 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ^ "Crete's New Heraklion Airport to Become Mediterranean Hub". GTP Headlines. 27 January 2023.
- ^ "2023: New year, new challenges Airport Heraklion Crete". International Airport Review.