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Sri Lanka's second airport runway terminated
06 Jul 2011: The construction of the runway of Sri Lanka's second International Airport at Mattala in the Hambantota District in the South has completed.
The airport is being built on a 2,000 hectare land with the runway of length 4,000 meters and a width 75 meters. It also has all necessary facilities to land the largest aircraft available at present such as Airbus A-380.
The foundation for the construction of the main passenger terminal was laid in April.
The government plans to complete all basic facilities and requirements including the runway, taxiways and parking facilities for 10 aircrafts in the first phase at a total cost of US$ 210 million with the financial assistance from the Chinese government.
The new airport, alternative to the Bandaranaike International Airport in Katunayake, will support both international and domestic travel and air-sea cargo transshipment in conjunction with the Hambantota Harbor.
Source: Colombopage