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Ascension Island: Airports

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN 141855, tabled on 8 May 2018

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress is being made with repairs to the runway on Ascension Island.

Answered on

11 May 2018

The runway on Ascension Island is owned and operated by the US Department of Defense (DOD) who are responsible for the full resurfacing programme. The programme is due for completion in 2020.

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