In July 2012, Spanish technicians performed a feasibility test for construction of a railway link to the airport from Antigua Guatemala.CAPA Profiles help you identify new business opportunities and make better business decisions, by providing accurate and up-to-date data on airports, airlines, suppliers, investors, MROs, lessors and countries/territories around the world.

This will give La Aurora scope for further expansion of the terminal area and to carry out improvements of taxiways. Plans to shift all the cargo operations to San José Airport in Escuintla and Puerto Barrios Airport in Izabal are underway.

Future developments at the Guatemalan airport Siemens will also install integrated software for logging, controlling and monitoring of the system activities, and will be based on the standards of United States Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The system has a five-stage security platform that incorporate functions such as detection of explosives using X rays, tomography imaging using computer aided systems and manual inspection. The contract includes installation of a baggage handling system with 100% X-ray screening of the baggage check-in at a frequency of 2,000 bags per hour. Siemens I&S was awarded a contract for the installation of the baggage screening and handling system at the La Aurora international airport. Runway renovation is taking place at the airport, while the first phase consists of repaving and developing the illumination system. La Aurora airport has a single, 2,987m-long asphalt runway (01/19), which is capable of handling some of the world’s largest aircraft. The baggage carousel is being expanded to cope up with the growing demand.

The airport administration building is being renovated and a regional passenger terminal is being constructed. The size of the terminal expanded from 26,000m² to 47,000m². A new parking garage with a capacity to handle 500 vehicles was also built, while brand new ticket counters were also added.

The terminal added 11 gates in 2007, seven of which were equipped with jetway bridges. 'La Aurora airport has a single, 2,987m-long asphalt runway (01/19), which is capable of handling some of the world’s largest aircraft.'

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