Gateway Airport International Agro Cargo has most of the progress …- Theconclaveng

Ogun’s state government said Gateway International Airport has the most advanced technology.

He said that the airport, located on the Axis of Ilishan/Hyperu of the State, would resisted the test of time with modern structures and avant -garde avant -garde technology.

The CEO of the airport, the captain Dapo Olumide, said this when he conducted a group of journalists who were on the three -day tour of Ogun were around the airport.

He stressed that as an international airport, it is essential that the latest trends in the aviation sector are provided

He said: “Everything on electronics in this airport is at the forefront. This airport has the most advanced technology, not because we are swimming in money, but since technology reduces costs. If you have the right technology, save long -term money.

“For example, in the control tower, you can see on the radar as far and beyond Accra, well beyond Yaoundé and Douala, even if the control is in Lagos; the feasibility is here,” explained Captain Olumide.

He observed that the physical construction of the airport was completed, while the installation of the landing system is underway, the ramp lighting and a 2 megawatt gas plant, among other things.

The MD stated that the airport would be manned by officials of the Nigerian customs, of the National Agency of the police law enforcement agency (NDLEA), the police and other relevant agencies to allow him to manage international flights.

Give a short history of the airport, commissioner for transport for ENGR. Gbenga Dairo said that he was designed to exploit his closeness to Lagos and support the continuous industrialization of the state.

Commissioner for works and infrastructures, Engr. Hades Akinsanya observed that the airport is strategically located for easy access from all parts of the country, adding that it has been built to comply with global standards.

“We have done many things differently at the airport. It has the longest track, four kilometers long, making it a class airport and capable of hosting Boeing 777, 747 or Airbus 330.

“The area in which the aircraft are parked is the largest around, as it has been built on 82,000 square meters of land and can accommodate about 20 planes when it is properly parked,” he added.

According to him, commercial flights should begin when all the necessary approvals were granted, ensuring that everything he used in the construction of the airport is of the highest quality.