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Officially, operations were inaugurated second clue of the Jorge Chavez Airport that serves the city of Lima, as part of the expansion process of the air terminal. LAP press photos
Finally, and after various delays in the construction process, which has not been exempt from controversy in the media of Peru, the airport operator together with local and government authorities inaugurated the second runway of the main Peruvian airport and one of the most important region connection points.
Lima already has two runways for landing and takeoff
Last 03 April the first commercial plane took off from the new Jorge Chávez runway, was destined for the city of Tarapoto with 140 passengers on board. The same day, the first landing of an airplane was also made in the new infrastructure. In this case it was an aircraft of the Air Force from Peru. Both operations were carried out without any setbacks..
The first operations of the new runway were completed thanks to the joint work between Lima Airport Partners (LAP), the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC), the Peruvian Corporation of Airports and Commercial Aviation (Corpac), and the aviation community in general, under the supervision of Ositran.
The new infrastructure, which is part of the Jorge Chávez expansion megaproject, will allow to convert to Peru in one of the main air connections of the continent. What's more, it will increase the operational capacity of the airport and guarantee greater security in case of contingencies. The simultaneous use in its entirety is planned for January of the 2025 with the new terminal.
Familiarization processes are still being implemented with all those involved, plus pending track maintenance 1, which will be subject to the full implementation of operations at the brand new and modern runway.
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