Wapenamanda airport gets K43mil upgrade

The Wapenamanda airport in Enga will be redeveloped at a cost of K43 million, according to Civil Aviation Minister Alfred Manase, pictured.
Funding was expected to come from the National Government and the Asian Development Bank.
The country has 22 airports including Wapenamanda.
At present, people from the province are understood to board aircrafts from the airport or travel by road to Western Highlands to use the Kagamuga airport in Mt Hagen.
The Wapenamanda Airport is one out of the 22 airports in the country.
Manase said the upgrading and extension of the project will include the runway maintenance and sealing, building of a new terminal and car park, a VIP lounge, toilet facilities, proper seats for passengers to sit, extending the airport, build a power supply house, build a market and look at other developments inside and outside of the airport.
He said the programme would start this year and was expected to be completed by next year.