It will no longer be on demand as it currently operates, and will have qualified and certified personnel, informed the director of Airports of the Civil Aeronautics Directorate, Rubén Aguilar, who added that before the end of the year an investment of USD 10 million will be made in the airport, where the works are being expedited to put it in conditions for the first stage of the World Rally 2025, at the end of August.
Aguilar referred that within the framework of the Encarnación Airport project, a signature was made with the local Municipality and that all the investment commitments were foreseen in three stages.
On this point, he indicated that last week they received the technical visit of companies for the extension of the platform and the head end, of the lights, since the change of the runway and the platform will be made. At this moment, the Contracting Operative Unit is in charge of the executive project of the building expansion and next week they will receive the visit of all the interested parties, in order to start the project.
In an interview with Radio Nacional del Paraguay, he said that they are beginning to install the navigation equipment, which will guarantee a safe landing and clearance; they are taking two first level fire engines to cover any situation that may arise and to comply with the international norms and standards of having all the necessary equipment.
Likewise, another group is evaluating the heliport areas where the helicopters will be landing along the routes, as part of the layout of the races that will take place.
He remarked that everything is on track for the acquisition of the security equipment that will arrive this weekend in Encarnación, in addition to the trip he has planned to work with the organizers. He estimated that for the start of the race they will complete 80% of the commitment between the municipality and the citizenship.
Airport will be operated by locals
Announcing that the airport of Encarnación will be operating from August 7 during 24 hours, the Director of Airports of DINAC pointed out that for the training they have personnel from the Guaraní Airport as well as from Asunción and that they carry out courses for officials of Encarnación, in charge of the National Institute of Civil Aeronautics, so that the encarnacenos are the ones who are operating that airport.
He admitted that there was a delay, but emphasized that everything is on track to reach the event, which has a three-year period. This year we are on schedule with the organizers, he said.
