FORT MCMURRAY AIRPORT EXPANSION TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING
May 22nd, 2015
Fort McMurray Airport, the primary air transportation hub of Canada’s economically important oil sands sector, is to be expanded in a Canadian dollar CAD75.5 million (USD62.5 million) project.The project, slated to finish by December 31, 2019, includes an extension of the main terminal building and apron, plus an extension of the main runway. Two new general aviation taxiways will be built, as well as an emergency crosswind runway.These expansions will help Canada’s fastest growing airport increase its capacity, efficiency, and improve the flow of passengers ...
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