CAPE Town International
Airport (CTIA) is
embarking on a major
infrastructure development
programme that will increase
capacity from 14 million to
20 million passengers a year.
The project, estimated
at between R5bn and
R7bn, will involve a new
runway (R3,8bn); five new
aprons; a new R600m
domestic arrivals terminal
offering more space, extra
carousels and an increased
retail offering; and about
R1,3bn invested in the
international terminal, with
more immigration counters,
additional baggage carousels
and more space for the
processing of passengers.
The airport recently
received final approval for the
construction of a realigned
runway. Deon Cloete, CTIA
gm, says the current runway,
which is 50 years old, is
too close to the terminal
buildings to enable sufficient
space for aircraft parking
bays. He says the maximum
number of aircraft that can
be parked at any one time
is between 29 and 32. “The
five new parking bays we
will add in the next three to
four years will enable the
parking of more aircraft and
allow for more passengers to
disembark simultaneously.”
Once the new runway is
operational, the old runway
will be decommissioned and
used as a taxiway.
Construction of the new
runway is expected to begin
next year and will take two
years to complete.
Major expansion planned for Cape Town Intl Airport
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