Solely helicopters can use the airport in the course of the refurbishment interval
The Al Bateen Government Airport in Abu Dhabi might be closed for a interval of greater than two months for upgrading its runway.
Abu Dhabi Airports stated the enlargement, which runs from Could 11 to July 20, will permit the airport to deal with bigger plane.
Solely helicopters can use the airport in the course of the refurbishment interval.
Full service of the airport, which primarily handles personal jets, is anticipated to renew on July 21, in response to authorities.
Al Bateen Government Airport is the primary devoted personal jet airport within the Center East and North Africa area (Mena).
The airport initially got here into use within the 1960’s as the primary principal airport within the capital metropolis, till Abu Dhabi Worldwide Airport was opened in 1982. In 1983, Al Bateen was remodeled right into a army air base till the top of 2008, when ADAC took over the administration of the airport’s operations and turned it right into a world-class govt airport.
At present, the airport has a stand capability for as much as 50 personal jets with quick and environment friendly turnarounds with no holding patterns and brief taxi instances. Present carriers already working out of the airport embody Al Jaber Aviation, Falcon Aviation Companies and Rotana Jet.
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