Upgrading Of Sultan Azlan Shah Airport, IPOH.

Published: Saturday November 7, 2009 MYT 5:01:00 PM

RM60mil approved to upgrade Sultan Azlan Shah airport
IPOH: Work on extending the Sultan Azlan Shah Airport runway and upgrading the terminal building will start next year.

Second Finance Minister Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah said the Cabinet had approved RM60mil for the two projects.
He said the runway could now be extended by 200m from the present 1.8km apart from the airport terminal being upgraded.
This would allow the airport to attract more budget airlines within Asean to fly there, he said.
Currently, only Firefly offers flights from here to Singapore daily.
"Our surveys showed that Perak hold immerse potential as a tourist destination.
"With the extension, we hope other budget airlines will be attracted to use the airport," said Ahmad Husni Saturday.
Speaking to reporters after a ground-breaking ceremony for a market at the Tanah Hitam New Village in Chemor near here, Ahmad Husni, who is also Tambun MP, said work on extending and upgrading the airport would start next year.

Kerja naik taraf LTSAS bermula awal tahun depan

07/11/2009 3:52pm
IPOH 7 Nov — Kerja menaik taraf Lapangan Terbang Sultan Azlan Shah (LTSAS) di sini akan bermula awal tahun depan sebaik sahaja kontraktor untuk projek itu dilantik oleh Kementerian Pengangkutan, kata Menteri Kewangan II Datuk Seri Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah.
Beliau berkata Kabinet dalam mesyuarat mingguannya semalam telah meluluskan peruntukan sebanyak RM60 juta untuk kerja naik taraf lapangan terbang itu.
"Peruntukan itu bagi memanjangkan landasan LTSAS dari 1,800 meter ke 2,000 meter selain untuk meningkatkan kemudahan di Kompleks Kastam dan Imigresen serta kemudahan pengangkutan awam di kawasan itu,” katanya kepada pemberita selepas majlis pecah tanah pembinaan semula Pasar Tanah Hitam, Chemor di sini hari ini.
Beliau berkata projek berkenaan apabila siap akan merancakkan lagi aktiviti pembangunan ekonomi di Perak.
— BERNAMA