In Batayske planned to build an airport.

According to him, made the decision to build the eve of a meeting with Governor Vladimir Chubom. Financing the construction will be funded by the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation. However, before the start of construction of the airport, said the Minister, it is necessary to complete the renovation of the existing runway.

«There is a need within the next 2 years to complete the reconstruction of runway, namely to change the cover and extend it to 200 meters, that it could take all the court», - said Igor Levitin.

He also said that at a meeting with the governor discussed the implementation of the protocol in 2004 to assist the Rostov region, signed by the administration and Mintransom. «Of the 16 items Transport Ministry has implemented nearly all», - said the minister.

Recall eve Minister aircraft landed at the military airport of Rostov.

Tuesday Igor Levitin visited the Rostov branch of the Moscow Academy of Water Transport, where he met with the leadership of the institution. Today, the Minister will attend the opening of traffic on the bridge over the river. Don on the road "Morozovsk-Tsimlyansk-Volgodonsk (Tsimlyansky rn).