Sobral Airport is expected to be put out to tender in July with an investment of R$ 70 million.
Among the 270 airports in the Logistics Investment program announced by President Dilma, nine are in Ceará. Three of them will be built from scratch: those in Sobral, Itapipoca, and Canindé; the others, which are already existing, will be renovated, expanded, and will receive navigation equipment: those in Juazeiro do Norte, Quixadá, Aracati, Iguatu, Jericoacoara, and Crateús.
Ceara 247 - The construction of Sobral Airport is the most advanced in the federal government's Logistics Investment Program (PIN). This progress was confirmed at a meeting arranged by federal deputy Leônidas Cristino, held this Thursday in the office of the Secretary of Civil Aviation of the Presidency of the Republic, Eliseu Padilha, with the participation of the mayor of the municipality, Veveu Arruda, and state deputy Ivo Gomes.
"If all goes well, the project will be put out to tender in July 2016, an investment of approximately R$ 70 million," said Leônidas Cristino. The mayor of Sobral informed that the City Hall has already published the decree for the expropriation of the land, which is 559,64 hectares. Veveu Arruda said he is certain that the airport is among the priorities of the federal government and is well advanced.
Among the 270 airports in the Logistics Investment program announced by President Dilma, nine are in Ceará. Three of them will be built from scratch: those in Sobral, Itapipoca, and Canindé; the others, which are already existing, will be renovated, expanded, and will receive navigation equipment: those in Juazeiro do Norte, Quixadá, Aracati, Iguatu, Jericoacoara, and Crateús.
Launched in 2012, the Logistics Investment Program (PIL) aims to modernize transportation infrastructure, contributing to the resumption of economic growth. In the airport sector, the PIL, financed by the Civil Aviation Fund, seeks to expand infrastructure, improve service quality, bring more innovation and experience from international operators, encourage tourism, improve cargo transportation, and create new regional hubs.
Located near CE 178, the new Sobral airport will have a runway 1.800 m long and 2.400 m wide, allowing for the simultaneous landing of five large aircraft. The final analysis of the airport site will be completed within 90 days, moving to the bidding phase for the construction of the runway, passenger terminal, night lighting, and night parking apron. The new Sobral airport will serve the municipalities of the Northern Zone with an approximate population of 1,8 million inhabitants.