THE Surbung airport in Falam Township, which would be the first major airport in Chin State, will be opened at the end of May, according to the state’s Ministry of Road and Transport.

The Surbung airport will be equipped to handle ATR72 planes. The construction of the airport was started in the 2015- 2016 fiscal year (FY).

Out of the 7 states in the country, Chin State is the only state without air transportation because of its difficult topography. Now, an airport will open in Falam soon.

“We are not sure when exactly it will be opened in May. That would depend on the weather conditions,” said an official from the Chin State Ministry of Road and Transport.

Falam Airport stands on the Surbung mountain range, located 8.5 miles northwest of Falam Town and at an altitude of 6,000 feet above the sea level. The airport runway is 6,000 ft long and 100 ft wide and is a flexible pavement-type runway. The permitted load on the runway is 50,000 pounds. The airport has been constructed with a budget spending of K37 billion.

There are three international airports and 31 domestic air-ports in Myanmar. The Surbung airport, which is planned to be linked with other airports, will allow an easy and convenient access to Chin State, according to the state’s Ministry of Road and Transport.

Aye Cho

(Translated by Hay Mar)

Ref; The Global New Light of Myanmar