TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Runway of the Domine Edward Osok (DEO) Airport in Sorong, West Papua, will be extended from 2,060 to 2,500 meters in order to allow the airport to acommodate wide-body aircraft.
DEO Airport Chief Paryono on Wednesday, February 3, 2016, said that the extension of the runway has currently entered the land acquisition phase and expected to be finished before the end of the year.
"If the length of the DEO Airport runway has reached 2,500 meters, wide-body aircraft, such as Boeing B-737 series 900, will be able to land, [as a result] ticket prices will be affordable for middle to low-income people," Paryono said.
Paryono explained that the DEO Airport will continue to be developed so that it could match the standards applied by airports in Western Regions of Indonesia.
ANTARANEWS