Gurney Airport

Gurney Airport to undergo K76 million facelift

The National Airports Corporation and China Railway Construction Engineering Group signed a deal today as part of the second phase of the Civil Aviation Development Investment Program, or CADIP, which is supported by the Asian Development Bank.

Works to be carried out under this contract include asphalt surfacing on the runway, a new terminal building and other associated works.

Construction is expected to start in the first quarter of 2024.

Gurney Airport to be upgraded

Project contracts were signed between the National Airports Corporation (NAC) and Chinese contractor, Sino Hydro.

Present to witness was Deputy Prime Minister Charles Abel, Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Davies Steven, Civil Aviation Minister Alfred Manase and Chinese Embassy officials.

Sino Hydro managing director, He Tingfu, said the company was ready to immediately begin work.

“We now stand ready and committed to work with the NAC team to implement this airport project,” he said.

Air PNG visits Lae

Taking off from Gurney, Alotau, the flight took 1 hour and ten minutes and touched down smoothly at Nadzab airport in Lae.

The aircraft spent an hour on the runway while being refuelled before taking to the skies again for Madang.

This is the second time the P2-ATR has visited Lae with the P2-ATR making its inaugural flight into the Morobe Province yesterday.

The P2-ATR will be flying 5 flights to Lae a week. This will increase as the months progress after the arrival of Air PNG's second aircraft in the ATR fleet.