The head of state Joseph Kabila inaugurated Saturday, July 25, the international airport of Loano, which was modernized in Lubumbashi (Haut Katanga). The airstrip has been built, constructed and equipped control tower and a technical block. This work was funded by the African Development Bank and the Congolese government, through the fee Go Pass for a total cost of nearly 65 million US dollars.
Two Chinese companies made these renovations, namely: China First and Sino-Hydro. With a length of 3250 meters, the rehabilitated runway is equipped with a new lighting system, with the innovation, the installation of two ramps; the old tarmac of an area of 26,000 m2 has been extended with an area of 7,000 m 2, with a total area of 33,000 m 2 can accommodate parked 7 jumbo aircraft.
As for the high new control tower 29 meters against 15 for the former, it offers ideal working conditions and is characterized operationally technical level, by the use of a recent technology chain for air radio communications / soil, the presence of an ADS-B receiver for the reception and transmission via the VSAT station.
The technical block, it is composed of technical premises, namely the approach of the office, the area control center, the track office, central telecommunication office, the aviation weather service, equipment rooms. In terms of anti fire station, its novelty lies in the construction of a water supply device and foam concentrate with a capacity of 20,000 liters while the needs required for this category of airport is 18,000 liters.
All work was done by the Chinese company China First Highway Engineering at a cost of $ 64,828,420 at a rate of 52,912,157 UDS financed by the African Development Bank (ADB) and $ 11.9 million by the Congolese government through the "Go Pass" fee.
The airport of Loano is now equipped with a central electric power generator that has two groups of 500 Kva, each of which can provide a reliable current.
The Director General of the airway Authority (RVA), Abdallah Bilenge, announced after the airport of Loano, the government is that of Bangboka, Kisangani in the coming days. The Minister Kalumba him on his side already announced the construction of a new terminal at the airport of Luano. The contract was awarded to the same Chinese company China First Highway Enginering.
For his part, Governor Moses Katumbi asked the central government to also rehabilitate airstrips Kamina and Kalemie.
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