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Start of construction of the control tower will consolidate Cusco as an important air hub in South AmericaThe regional governor of Cusco, Werner Salcedo Alvarez, highlighted that the construction of the Chinchero International Airport represents a historic opportunity to change the future of the region and Peru, by projecting the arrival of up to 30 million visitors per year, a figure that will boost economic development, job creation and greater opportunities for thousands of families. In this context, he called for national unity to ensure the completion of this strategic infrastructure and all its complementary works.
During his intervention at the start of construction of the air terminal control tower, the Cusco authority highlighted the progress made in the execution of the aforementioned project as well as the works on the land side. Likewise, he urged the national government to guarantee the necessary resources to put out to tender the landing strip and ensure comprehensive financing of the new airport, with the aim of the infrastructure entering into operation in 2028. We are not asking for resources for an authority, but for the country. Chinchero is a project for all Peruvians, he emphasized.
Likewise, Werner Salcedo maintained that the development of the airport must be accompanied by investments that directly improve the quality of life of the population, such as drinking water, sanitation, road access projects and the completion of the Cusco-Urubamba highway, in addition to the continuity of the Chinchero-Sencca highway.
In his message, the governor of the region also recalled that the current administration has completed emblematic works such as the modern Antonio Lorena Hospital, considered one of the most important health facilities in the country, equipped with highly complex technology to serve not only the people of Cusco, but also patients from different regions of the country.
For his part, the Minister of Transportation and Communications, Aldo Martin Prieto Barrera, highlighted that the start of construction of the control tower at the Chincherino airport marks a historic milestone for the strengthening of the countrys airport infrastructure and will consolidate Cusco as an important air hub in South America.
Likewise, he specified that the work valued at 47.9 million dollars will be the operational axis of the new air terminal, equipped with the latest generation technology to guarantee safe operations 24 hours a day. He added that the airport will have the initial capacity to receive more than 7.5 million passengers per year, will have 12 boarding gates, will serve up to 15 aircraft simultaneously and will be the first airport in Peru with environmental certification, consolidating itself as one of the most modern in Latin America.
