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With the final EIA approval
process concluded, construction
on the R3.8 billion project for the
re-aligned 3500 meter primary
runway built to international
specifications, allowing for larger
(Code F) aircraft to land at Cape Town
International Airport, is expected
to commence at the beginning
of 2019 and due for completion
due towards the end of 2020.
The extended centre line of
the new runway will pass west of
the Tygerberg Hills in the north
to cut the coastline across Table
Bay. Scientists have done extensive
research to examine noise pollution
studies to ensure the effect of jet
noise is minimised to acceptable
international standards
The ILS glide slope on both
runways will be raised to facilitate
3.2 degrees slope to further help
reduce noise pollution over the city
and approaches onto both runways.
ACSA has also acquired control of
the southern tract of land extending
southwards towards the coast of
False Bay. This extension ensures
the entire approach lighting facility
and other equipment is contained
within the airports secured 30
kilometer security perimeter.
Worth noting, the old runway that
is to be re –configured as a parallel
taxiway will NOT be de-commissioned
as a runway but can serve as an
emergency runway should there be an
urgent requirement for this to happen.
Beyond the 5 year expansion
project however, there are
significant plans afoot that Cape
Town International Airport will
become part of a new development
node for the Cape Town metro.
Cape Town's International
Airport will look to becoming
what a leading international
Aerotropolis concept developer has
described as "a new urban form
placing airports in the centre withcities growing around them”.
Deon Cloete, subscribes to this
philosophy saying “future cities
will be shaped around airports
by providing a self sustaining
environment with hotels, shopping
malls, restaurants and housing for
thousands of people and an inter
linking transport network.”
In February 2015, ACSA
appointed the international airport
consultancy organisation AECOM
to undertake a pre feasibility study
to test the applicability of the
Aerotropolis concept to bring Cape
Town in line with other international
recognised Aerotropoli that include
Amsterdam’s Schipol Airport,
Chicago’s O’Hare airport and
noticeably Singapore’s Changi Airport.
What lies ahead for the future of
South Africa’s top three international
airports managed by ACSA are
exciting times that will eventually
create employment opportunities
derived from air travel and tourism. •