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      ANAC team visits Jericoacoara airport.

      The new airport is expected to be completed by the end of March 2015. With a capacity of 1,2 flights per year, it will become a major driver of tourism in Ceará and should increase tourism to the West Coast.

      The new airport is expected to be completed by the end of March 2015. The facility will become a major driver of tourism in Ceará, with a capacity of 1,2 flights per year, and should increase tourist flow along the West Coast (Photo: Renata Paiva).

      The State Department of Highways (DER) will host a technical team from the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) until this Friday, the 13th, for the inspection of Jericoacoara Airport, for the purpose of homologating the "airside," which includes the runway, aircraft parking apron, and two taxiways, of this important airport facility. According to the Airport Infrastructure Advisor for the State of Ceará, Colonel Paulo Edson Ferreira, the new airport is expected to be delivered at the end of March 2015.

      The works on the "airside" were carried out by the CONTERN-SBS consortium. The works on the "landside," comprising the passenger and services terminal (TPS) and the fire protection section, are being carried out by Poly Construções and are already in the final stages. The new facility involved a total investment of R$ 44 million, funds originating from the State Treasury.

      To preserve Jericoacoara National Park and allow for future management and sustainable development actions, the equipment was installed in the municipality of Cruz, 22 kilometers from the center of Jericoacoara and 10,3 km from the park. It will become one of the main drivers of tourism in Ceará, with a capacity of 1,2 flights per year, and should increase the tourist flow to the West Coast. Furthermore, it will shorten the travel time between Fortaleza and Jericoacoara, reducing it from the current five hours to just one hour, making the trip more convenient and cheaper, as it currently takes five hours to travel the 314 kilometers of roads and dunes.

      Other benefits will include improved logistics for transporting production from the North and Ibiapaba regions, and relieving congestion at Pinto Martins International Airport, so that the capital city is no longer used as a gateway to reach the state's most famous beach.