The Department of Airports (DoA) is seeking a budget of 40 million baht to finance an Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) study on the expansion of Nan’s airport which is predicted to handle more passengers in the future.
The DoA is planning to request from the government a budget of 40 million baht to conduct the EIA survey on the airport runway’s expansion and the construction of a new terminal.
The runway needs to be lengthened from 2,000 metres to 2,500 metres to accommodate larger aircraft, said DoA deputy director-general Jaroon Meesomboon.
The department hopes to be granted the study fund to be tapped from next year’s fiscal budget during which the design of the study…
