The Aviation News. Runways at Sam Ratulangi Airport be added again to 3,000 meters in length. Currently, runway at the airport which is located in the city of Manado, North Sulawesi is only 2,650 meters in length. Governor of North Sulawesi province, Sinyo H Sarundayang, saying that capacity of Sam Ratulangi Airport's runway needs to be increased again since the airport is already serving international flights and several domestic flights. In addition, Sam Ratulangi Airport will also be used as export activities via air freight.
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| Sam Ratulangi Airport, Manado, North Sulawesi. AeroTourismNews | Runway at the Sam Ratulangi Airport in Manado will be increased to 3,000 meters. |
Runways at Sam Ratulangi Airport located in the city of Manado, North Sulawesi, will be extended to 3,000 meters. Currently, it has a long runway is only 2,650 meters. "It would need the support of the central government. Now already at the study stages of runway development," said the Governor of North Sulawesi province, Sinyo H Sarundayang, in Manado, Sunday, May 5, 2013.
The governor said that this airport has become the air port for Lion Air and other airlines for flights from
Manado to China, Taiwan, and Japan, as well as between airports in Sulawesi, North Maluku, and Papua. "Therefore, the expansion and extension of the runway to be very urgent to do. Especially if you later have opened direct flights Manado with a number of destinations in China and Japan and some other countries, this will boost economic growth in North Sulawesi," he said.
Not only being a air port for plane passengers,
Sam Ratulangi Airport will also be directed as "air cargo" heading to Japan, because the distance from Manado to the destination country only takes about 4 to 5 hours. "When flown from Manado, and arrived in Japan, the fish was still in a state of fresh. An opportunity that should be captured. If exported through the port of Tanjung Priok will take quite a long time," he said.
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