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Islands in focus: Govt to extend Rendani Airport runaway
The Manokwari Regency administration is prioritizing the completion of a runway extension at Manokwariâs Rendani Airport this year to accommodate larger airplanes SUCH AS the Boeing 800
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he Manokwari Regency administration is prioritizing the completion of a runway extension at Manokwari's Rendani Airport this year to accommodate larger airplanes SUCH AS the Boeing 800.
'We are now approaching local people to procure about 500 meters of land near the western end of the airport,' Manokwari Regent Bastian Salabai said on Sunday as quoted by Antara.
He said Manokwari, as the provincial capital of West Papua, needed an airport that could accommodate larger planes, adding that the runway at Rendani would be extended by about 500 meters.
Funds for the project would be taken from the state budget allocated by the Transportation Ministry, he said.
Salabai did not reveal the amount of funds needed to develop for the project but said he hoped it would be finished by December 2015.
