Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) has been contracted with the development of the passenger terminal and fire building in Hoarafushi Airport.
The contract for the project was signed by Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Aishath Nahula and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTCC Adam Azim. The project was contracted to be completed within 80 days, at a price of USD 1.04 million.
The project to develop the airport in Hoarafushi is also carried out by MTCC. In this regard, dredging and reclamation of 842,200 cubic metres of land required for the airport was completed on August 30, 2019, while the construction of 1,120 metres of revetment was completed in March 2020. The project also involves construction of a 1,200 metre runway, an 8,635 square-metre apron and taxiway, service roads, a 9,473 square-metre parking area, a 1,718 square-metre of fire access roads and 720 metres of airport security and beach fence area. MTCC said over 80% of the project has been completed.
The previous administration had planned to develop an airport in Maafinolhu, an uninhabited island lying in the same lagoon as Hoarafushi. However, the current administration has decided to develop the airport in Hoarafushi, in an effort to reduce the destruction of delicate green islands.