Lagan Construction worked with Technical Associates Pakistan to deliver both the airside and landside contracts at the new Benazir Bhutto International Airport. The Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority’s new airport is located on 3,200 acres of land, a 30 minute drive from cities Fateh Jang and Rawalpindi.
The first plane to land at the newly completed runway carryied the defence minister of Pakistan, The Honourable Ch. Ahmad Mukhtar. The Defence Minister was accompanied by secretary defence Mc Nargis Sethi who also chairs the Pakistan Civil Aviation Authority.
The new airport will serve as a major hub for all aviation activities in the region. It is the first greenfield airport in Pakistan. The project includes a passenger terminal building, control tower, the main runway, a secondary or emergency runway, taxiways, aprons and a cargo complex together with infrastructure and ancillary works.
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