The Bonaire International Airport

Business View Caribbean 3 growth. In Phase 1, completed in 2011, the runway was completely renovated. Nicolaas says that Phase 2a is finished, and Phase 2b is imminent. “We just completed construction of a new $5 million, state-of- the-art, new Air Traffic Control Tower,” he reports. “And now we can proceed to construct a new apron that can accommodate five wide-body aircrafts like an Airbus 330, or a 747.” Phase 3, will be the construction of a new passenger terminal. Nicolaas says that, today, the Airport is looking at “dif- ferent initiatives,” that will help increase traffic – both passenger and cargo – while also providing more ser- vices for its customers. “We see a strong growth in corporate operations,” he explains. “And that’s one of the reasons that, very soon, we will be issuing a Re- quest for Proposal (RFP), for international Fixed Base Operators (FBOs), to come and provide their services AT A GLANCE WHO: The Bonaire International Airport WHAT: Serving the island of Bonaire WHERE: Kralendijk, Bonaire, N.V. WEBSITE : www.bonaireinternationalairport.com