Having Just Received 40 Hectares And 200 Hectare Needs, The North Maluku Provincial Government Is Prepared For Land Liberation To Build Loleo Airport In Sofifi

MALUKU UTARA - The Provincial Government (Pemprov) of North Maluku (Malut) together with the Tidore Islands City Government will prepare land acquisition for the plan to build Loleo Airport in Sofifi as support in providing infrastructure in the capital city of North Maluku Province.

"Untuk membangun Bandara Loleo diperlukan lahan seluas 200 hektare. Sedangkan, saat ini telah dilakukan pembebasan lahan sekitar 40 hektare," kata Gubernur Malut, Abdul Gani Kasuba saat bersama Wali Kota Tidore Kepulauan Ali Ibrahim mengecek langsung lokasi rencana pembangunan Bandara Loleo dikutip Antara, Minggu 11 September.

According to him, the construction of the international-scale airport has been agreed to be carried out in 2023 using APBN funds. According to the plan, the airport runway can later be accommodated by wide-body aircraft.

The airport, he continued, is located in the Loleo area which is closer to the North Maluku Governor's office, which is only 20 minutes. Previously, there was a proposal that this airport was built in Weda, Central Halmahera Regency, but it was canceled due to Sofifi's distance to Weda which was quite far.

In addition to the construction of airports, the North Maluku Provincial Government also wants to build a number of other facilities such as the Hajj Transit Dormitory which is directly adjacent to Loleo Airport.

Abdul Ghani Kasuba ensured that through the construction of Loleo Airport in Oba, Halmahera Island, the acceleration of the development of the city of Sofifi could be realized.

"The Ministry of Transportation has approved the construction of Loleo Airport infrastructure and three seaports, but is still waiting for an official decision," said the Governor.

The North Maluku Provincial Government has prepared land acquisition for the construction of Loleo airport infrastructure located in Central Oba District and three seaports, two of which are located at the Gita and Sofifi locations, while one is Matui port in Jailolo, West Halmahera Regency.

To meet the requirements requested by the Ministry of Transportation, the local government has also prepared files in one document, both from a technical and administrative perspective so that projects can be built immediately.