Aeropuerto de Casteñola | Casteñola Airport
Well... Long time no post!!!
However, I have to do an announcement to all SimCity fans: I will continue CJing, but updates will be more sparse and more random stuff, because I don't dedicate as much time to SC4 as I did in the past nowadays, but...
...let's go with today's update, Casteñola's airport, or better.... History of an airport!!
We start down in 1956, when the project of a new airport in Casteñola was born. The airport of Casteñola-Rivalles, the one existing at that time since 1920, was starting to be too small for a fast-pace growing city like Casteñola. A bigger airport was needed, with enough space for even bigger aircraft, and far enough from the downtown to avoid noise pollution, increasing that time because of the new jet-powered airliners.
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In 1964, the State Goverment bought a large plot of land at Villanueva de Casteñola, 19 km away from downtown Casteñola, and then, started a bidding process for the construction of the airport. Finally, the bidding process finished, and the works began in 1970, finishing in 1974. The first flight to land at the new Casteñola-Villanueva (or Castenyola-Vilanova) airport was an Aeroimperio Douglas DC-9, coming from Vistalegre, the 6 September 1974.
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The Casteñola-Villanueva terminal, Photo taken in 1974.
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However, the golden era of the Casteñola Airport came in the '80s. Between 1979 and 1987, the Casteñola airport became the busiest airport in Nueva Iberia, superseding the Vistalegre airport. However, the majority of this dense air traffic was due to layovers of flights reaching other destinations, because of its large capacity. But after the Vistalegre airport was expanded, the leadership returned to the capital.
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The airport's main entrance photographed in 1980.
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The '90s was an important decade for this airport too, because a major expansion took place. Back in the '80s, the idea of a new terminal started to grow, and finally in 1991 the works started, ending in 1994. Also, a third runway was constructed, increasing even more the capacity.
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The B Terminal finally opened in November 1994. It was made for single-aisle aircraft, but some gates were left to larger aircraft. It features a main building, where all check-in booths and baggage claims are located, altogether with some gates, and then a T-shaped concourse, where the majority of gates are located.
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The main entrance of the B Terminal.
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And now, time for some pics of the airport...
Main entrance of the first built terminal, renamed 'Terminal A' since the opening of the new one.
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A view of the A terminal and the ATCT.
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The main building of the B Terminal. In front of it, the skyway leading to the A Terminal, and the B Terminal parking.
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An overview of the B Terminal.
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A closeup of the B Terminal's concourse.
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Both terminals A and B are linked together by a shuttle bus every 10 minutes, and both of them have subway connection between them, and with the rest of the city. It takes between 20-25 minutes to reach downtown by subway.
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So, hope you liked this update, and don't forget to comment and rate!
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