Regional Airports Rehabilitation Project, Phase 1

Summary

The project covers

• rehabilitation of seven regional airports—Bamyan, Chaghcharan, Faizabad, Farah, Maimana, Qalai-Naw, and Zaranj—including runway and stopway reconstruction; building new taxiways and aprons; constructing or renovating passenger terminals; providing water supply, sewerage, and power supply system; reconstructing access roads and car parks; providing airport maintenance plant, equipment, and airport maintenance building;
• provision of two human resource development packages for Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism to strengthen capacity for sector management and airport operations and maintenance;
• provision of postconstruction operations assistance by engaging an airport management/operations specialist, an airport maintenance specialist, and an airport fire services specialist;
• provision of consulting services for project management and monitoring; and
• engagement of external auditors.

Expected Outcome

The project will help the government reconstruct Afghanistan by rehabilitating regional airports damaged during two decades of conflict and neglect.

Expected Outputs

• Seven regional airports rehabilitated.
• Management, operations, and maintenance capacity of the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism strengthened.
• Postconstruction operations assistance provided.
• Project management and monitoring assistance provided.
• External auditors engaged.