News - Diego Aracena Airport, Iquique, Tarapacá Region, Chile

August 2019

END OF PRELIMINARY WORKS

The construction of temporary buildings at different points of the concession area has been completed and will serve as an administrative and logistical support during the construction period.

September 2019

BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION

The stage of escarpments and massive excavations for the areas of the terminal building and the General Directorate of Civil Aeronautics (DGAC) have begun.

October 2019

FOUNDATION OF THE ELECTRICAL SUBSTATION

The foundations and erection of walls are built for the Electrical Substation Building.

November 2019

INSTALATION AND CONCRETING OF PILLARS

Ten pillars were placed to provide the fundamental structure for the new passengers terminal.

December 2019

SECOND LEVEL SLABS

The task involving the installation of concrete slabs for the second floor of the new passengers terminal, has been carried out. This activity represents a milestone within the construction process and allows to better visualize the dimensions and hight of the final building.

January 2020

SECOND LEVEL STRUCTURE FOR THE TERMINAL

During January, exterior road works where done to improve the vehicle flow of the terminal. In addition, walls on the second floor of the passenger terminal where filled.

February 2020

FINAL STAGE OF THE MAIN STRUCTURAL WORK

We find ourselves in the final phase regarding the gross work for the Passenger Terminal Building, which is scheduled for the end of March. With this, the concreting work is finished and the starting of the metal structures, roofs and facades of the building begins.

March 2020

CONSTRUCTION OF DGAC BUILDINGS

Construction of partitions, installation of services and roof.

April 2020

END OF MAIN BODY OF THE BUILDING

The stage of heavy work in the passenger terminal building ends, and the installation of metal structures and cladding on the first floor begins.

May 2020

ROOF STRUCTURE

Roof structure, profile work for curtain wall, road axes.

June 2020

STRUCTURES AND COVER OF THE TERMINAL BUILDING

Many tasks were achieved during June, the main one being the start of the installation of the roof of the terminal building, also the support structure for the curtain wall of the east façade of the building was erected, which is the one that receives the glass of the façade, finally we begin to visualize the advances in the roads of both axis 1 and 2.

July 2020

TERMINAL BUILDING COVER

Progress of roof placement works and installations in the passenger terminal. Among the facilities that were installed on this month, are those of air conditioning, fire extinguishing and detection network, sanitary, electrical and weak current facilities.

August 2020

MODULAR SKY ASSEMBLY AND FACILITIES

Continuation of the assembly and installation of the modular ceiling of the PAX Building expansion, specifically in the north wing of the first level, together with the placement of distribution ladders wiring corresponding to the electrical specialty and weak currents, in addition to the execution of the detection and extension of fire.

September 2020

TEMPORARY GATEWAY ASSEMBLY

Within the framework of the responsibilities of the improvement and Diego Aracena de Iquique airport expansion, the assembly is located Provisional catwalk that will serve for the evacuation of passengers product of the mitigations that will be carried out in the terminal existing passengers, in order to continue with the execution of the jobs.

October 2020

CURTAIN WALL EXECUTION

Photography breakdown: Continuing with the execution of the works, we find a very important in the development of work completions, the installation item Curtain Wall, which mainly fulfills the function of dividing the rooms interiors of the project. In this photograph, we can appreciate the division between the baggage reclaim hall of domestic flights and the waiting hall of the first level north sector of the expansion

November 2020

ASSEMBLY OF BOARDING BRIDGES

The Diego Aracena de Iquique airport currently had four boarding bridges, due to the progress of the project, we can visualize two new boarding bridges, which add a total of six. for the assembly of these bridges, it was charge the International company Thyssenkroup, who executed and trained the personnel of the Concessionaire Society for their future operation.

December 2020

NEW CHARGING TERMINAL

In order to protect and collect user loads, it is The New Cargo Terminal is located, located in the eastern part of the Depocargo sector. Within the job sequences you can visualize in the photograph the execution of the metallic structure, the progress of the front and rear side cladding, in addition to the cover.

January 2021

ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION OF TRIMS

Beginning of the assembly and installation of lattices in stages. What can be seen in the photograph is the installation of the metal structure support you with profiles of dimensions 50x50 in 5mm thick, which will hold the Phalsol 134 slats, protecting the design and characteristics reflected by the architects of the project.

February 2021

FINISHES ON FINISHING SURFACES

To reach the final termination of the wall of axis 43 and B on site, It is important to highlight the materials which were used in this precise sector. from metal profiles, panels structural fire resistance, membranes and panels resistant to humidity and finally plastered and / or finished wet, fully meet the standards proposed by the Diego airport improvement and expansion project Aracena from Iquique.

March 2021

LANDSIDE FACADE CELOSIAS

Continuing with the works, specifically on the eastern façade of our imposing project, we find ourselves with the execution of Phasol 134 slats, which catches the desert color palette, the earth, minerals, erosion and light cycles. where it should be pre-set the random pattern of colors.

April 2021

SERVED WATER TREATMENT PLANT PROJECT

Progress in the sewage treatment plant project, located in the northern sector of the General Directorate facilities of Civil Aeronautics DGAC, specifically in the thick work (Form, Enfierradura and Concreting) of the digester ponds, aeration ponds and sedimentation ponds.

May 2021

EXECUTION OF THICK WORK SETOR 1.2

Projection of sector 1.2 of the Diego Aracena de Iquique Airport Improvement and Expansion Project. Specifically in the thick work towards the eastern direction of the project site. Beginning of concreting in the pillar structure and slab projection, maintaining the continuous building line with the expansion of sector 1.1.

Due to the current scenario, we ask our passengers to please contact their
airlines by phone or through their web page to know about their flight status.

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