Civil Airport

1. The merits of the development:

• The area strategy interest is to improve linkages.
• Both the military and the civil airport operation and maintenance will be more profitable.
• It will creat an important inductive effect in the development of the area.

2. The regional airport area developing effect:

• Open a gate between the region and the European countries
• Help further the connected vehicular network development.
• Attract new modern industries for close set up.
• Insure connection for the turnover of the holiday resort and spa.
• New possibility of work
• Speed up the functioning capital flow in the area.

3. Brief historical survey:

• 1994. The birth of the idea for civil use in Somogy County Office.
• 1996. National airport conference in Kaposvár.
• 1997. Feasibility study.
• 1998. Government decree.
• 1998. Taszár AIRPORT Ltd.
• 2001. Regional competition grant.
• 2002. Laying of the foundation stone. Building of the terminal.

4. The airport:

The military airport in Taszár is in an extremely favourable location. It’s located in the center of Trans-Danubian, so it can be reached within the region within 1-1.5 hours.

The civil sector is situating in an individual fence off area on the South-East corner of the Taszár military airport. Its size is 160 m x 450 m = 7.2 ha

5. The investment:

1. Phase: Civil Terminal
2. Phase: Apron and Taxiway
3. Phase: AIR CARGO

I. Phase: Civil Terminal

• The buildig has two levels, the ground floor area is 700 m2, the first floor area is 300 m2
• It can insure to provide the passangers (130-150 person) both on the coming and the arriving plane.
• It insures the border crossing according to the Schengen agreement.

II. Phase: Apron and Taxiway 

• Apron: 123 m x 87 m
• 3 x 26,34 m x 36 m parking places
• For BAe-146 (ICAO B)
• Scheduled building up 1-3
• Taxiway: 286 m x 15 m (ICAO C)

III. Phase: AIR CARGO 

• Storehouse 70 m x 30 m = 2100 m2
• Service road
• Furniture and equipments

6. Schedule: 

1. Phase: Terminal Start: 30. August 2002 End: 15. May 2003.
2. Phase: Apron Start: 31. January 2003. End: 30. November 2003.
3. Phase: CARGO Start: not known End: not known