Ivato International Airport is an airport

Airport

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 located in Antananarivo

Antananarivo

Antananarivo , formerly Tananarive , is the capital and largest city in Madagascar. It is also known by its French colonial shorthand form Tana....

, the capital of Madagascar

Madagascar

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Airport expansion

In view of the African Union

African Union

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 Summit of 2009 and the planned but later cancelled Francophonie Summit of 2010 being held in Madagascar, Ivato airport will begin renovations that will last until 2020, with the main objective being to accommodate the landing and takeoff of the Airbus A380

Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It is the largest passenger airliner in the world. Due to its size, many airports had to modify and improve facilities to accommodate it...

. A new terminal building able to accommodate 2500 passengers, a second runway, 3 jetways, and a car park will be built. The main runway will also be extended by 500 meters before November of 2011.

Airlines and destinations

External links

• Ivato Airport Authority (Adema)