The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport is coordinating all the necessary steps to ensure the upgrade works at Chios State Airport “Homer” are completed on time.
The timetable, technical details and rationale for the works were discussed at a broad meeting held by a government delegation with representatives of local government and organisations on the island in the middle of the week. The aim was to minimise the impact of the works as far as possible.
The works are scheduled to begin on 16 November 2026 and be completed by 15 March 2027. The main works during the airport’s four-month closure will include:
· Milling the existing asphalt runway surface.
· Excavating and remediating the southern end of the runway.
· Building a new pavement at the southern end.
· Building a new stormwater drain running diagonally across the runway.
· Carrying out drainage works and other technical works in the safety areas.
· Building trenches and installing new airfield lighting networks.
· Laying a new asphalt surface.
· Connecting and recommissioning the lighting system.
· Checking that the systems are operating correctly and putting them into service.
The works cover most of the airport’s total area and will be carried out in stages or simultaneously, at pre-arranged intervals within the four-month schedule. ΄
Once completed, the works will significantly strengthen the airport’s runway infrastructure, a project of vital importance to the overall upgrade and modernisation of Chios State Airport.
To provide further information and coordinate the implementation of the works, a ministry delegation led by Dimitrios Anagnopoulos, the secretary-general for infrastructure, and George Vagenas, deputy governor of the Civil Aviation Authority, will visit Chios next week.
SOURCE: ANA-MPA