Osun airport ready in May 2014 – Project Contractor

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has received the assurance of Aeronautical Engineering and Technical Services, the company handling the construction of MKO International Airport, Ido Osun, that the airport would be ready in May 2014.
The Project Supervisor of the company, Mr.  Abubakar Abuyaro, while conducting the Governor round the airport on Tuesday said that the airport was being constructed to accommodate Boeing 737 series and other big aircraft.
He disclosed that the Osun airport will have the longest runway in the country by the time it is completed.
With 3.5 kilometres runway, the airport under construction beats the Murtala Muhammed International Airport and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in terms of the length of the runway.
According to Abuyaro, the length of the runway of an airport determines the aircraft the airport can accommodate.
Abuyaro said, “50 per cent of the earthwork on the runway, which is the most important part of the job, has been achieved. Rainy season is gradually coming to an end.
“As soon as rainfall subsides, work will definitely go at a high speed in the airport, which after completion, is going to be one of the best airports in the country.”
Aregbesola commended the company for its diligence to work and urge the workers not to fail.

- The Citizen

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