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Authorities presented the new design proposal for the new Guayaquil International Airport – «Mega Aeropuerto Daular«. Video and photo AAG.
Within the framework of the celebration of the 200 years of independence of Guayaquil, municipal authorities publicly presented the update of this important project that seeks to change the aviation of this city and the country, medium term.
New design of the Guayaquil Airport – Daular
Despite the complex panorama for the airline industry worldwide, TAGSA, the concessionaire company of the José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, together with the Guayaquil Airport Authority, announced the new plans for the so-called “Daular Mega Airport.”, that in its maximum stage of development, would even have 3 parallel runways.
During the announcement made at the airport itself, project update known:
- The New Daular Airport will have a capacity to serve 10 million passengers.
- The construction space will be 2.020 hectares.
- The initial investment will be $800 millions of dollars.
- Estimated start of operation between 2029 and 2030.
The new design proposal was carried out by internationally recognized companies such as Leigh Fisher in airport development and Miter in airspace design..
Thanks to the large physical space for construction and growth, the airport would be thought of in several long-term stages as demand develops upwards.
dates
No exact construction start date, although it could start at any time when so determined by those involved, it is estimated that given the global drop in air traffic, Construction could start around the year 2026, to start operations in the year 2030.
delayed airport
It is not the first time that the construction of the Daular Mega Airport has been delayed. Initially, the project was to begin its construction works in the year 2018 as we review it here:
At that moment, since the key indicator of 3.5 million international passengers was not fulfilled, this expected and anticipated start was postponed, generated for these reasons that we also review at the time:
Why was the construction of the new Daular Airport postponed??
During the 2019, the Guayaquil Airport statistics indicate that they traveled more than 3,781,100 passengers on domestic routes, international in regular and non-scheduled service, of which a little more than 2 million corresponded to international passengers, Therefore, with the new traffic projections, the start of construction has been postponed again and will depend on the recovery of the industry to reach Daular's "trigger" number..
This ambitious and necessary project for Guayaquil and the country must now face a new challenge within a complex framework for aviation, but that accompanied by the arrival of new airlines that materialized until the 2019, will be key to achieving the objective of building a new airport and removing the current one from an area where growth is limited in terms of infrastructure and which also, is located in the middle of a large city in continuous growth.
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Hello there
I think the name “Megaairport” is an exaggeration..
It is certainly necessary for the city of Guayaquil. Although it is true that the trigger for the start of construction is the number of passengers passing through it, An important point is that the airport is limited by the length of the runway..
Type units 767, 777, 330 of passengers and cargo limit their capacity due to this fact
JIMMY
Thanks for your input.
You're right, I agree to 100%
It seems a little exaggerated 3 tracks, it's not that bad, now what will happen, I think, is that Quito is going to go to the background, it is a juicy proposal for new airlines to be able to operate in such a high-class terminal as Daular is going to be, we in Quito remain humbly with the 3 new sleeves haha
Remember that Quito has a great capacity for expansion, activated on demand, That is why the extension that was being built was postponed until further notice.. Last point, an airport does not necessarily bring more airlines, but instead yes an attractive market.
How would it be an improvement for Quito
I don't understand you Camilo.
It is a great historic decision for Guayaquil on behalf of Ecuadorian aviation to continue the Guayaquil-Daular International Mega Airport project., although in itself it will take a long time to materialize and start its construction, despite the fact that we are experiencing the strongest global crisis due to COVID-19, this will mark a before and after of our beloved aviation in Ecuador. Greetings!
Completely, it's a great project, on the aviation side and for the sources of work generated by this investment.