The Ministry of Transportation says that the new apron being built at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport should be finished before the big IMF and World Bank meeting on the island set for Oct. 8-14.
Dimensions of the apron, or the tarmac where planes park, were confirmed this week, flight navigation insp. for the Ministry of Transportation Hendra Ahmad Firdaus told Antara on Thursday.
The dimensions where confirmed using the World Geodetic System, an international standard in geography and cartography of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), said Firdaus.
In addition to working on the dimensions, the runway lighting system was also fixed.
Deputy Operational Director of PT Anggara Pura Airports, Hartman Sulaksono said that the apron project can be continued on time without interfering regular flight operations at Ngurah Rai.
“Some things still need attention, there have been some drawbacks but those will be resolved soon,” Sulaksono told Antara.
The project expanding the tarmac kicked off in April 2018 with the goal of increasing the airport’s capacity.
Bali has been undergoing major urban development projects ahead of the IMF-World Bank that is expected to be attended by about 15,000 delegates from 189 countries.
The province has been moving full steam ahead with projects that normally would have taken years upon years, like the underpass in front of the airport and the completion of the massive GWK statue (which has already wrapped).
