WORKS FOR UPGRADING OF "SHIRAK" AIRPORT TO BE COMPLETED BY SPRING
Gyumri, February 12. ArmInfo. The second largest airport in Armenia,
the "Gyumri", will shortly receive the 1 class category in line with
the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO), the spokesman of the Central Department of Civil Aviation of
Armenia (CDCA), Gayane Davtyan, told ArmInfo.
According to her, reconstruction works of the Gyumri airport’s strip
and installation of a modern signal-light equipment on it will start
in March. This will allow to enhance the quality of the airport’s
runway, thus, assuring a service of any type of airplanes. 67 mln
drams were allocated from the state budget, 2006, within the frames
of upgrading the "Shirak" airport. The means were also aimed at
installing a new P3D air-navigation system of Czech production, which
allows to estimate the flight height with great accuracy. According to
G. Davtyan, after completion of all the upgrading works, the "Shirak"
airport will not be considered only as an alternative to "Zvartnots"
airport. In case of bad weather conditions, the Gyumri airport will
increase the regular flights which are rare today.
Presently, the airport serves the regular flights to Sochi, Anapa
and Mineralnye Vody.