MNA � Four infrastructural projects will be inaugurated at Tehran�s Imam Khomeini Airport City on the occasion of Government Week (August 24-30).

Managing Director of IKAC Ali Rostami said on Monday that the projects include, a new airport operation control center (AOCC), and provision of smart airside vehicles and a slope at Terminal 1 for easy access to parking, as well as a new fuel line connecting the fuel station to the lanes, IKAC News reported.

The referred to the �great investment potentials of Imam Khomeini Airport City,� saying that grounds have been provided to attract domestic and foreign investors to take part in IKAC�s major projects.

The move to expand the airport�s throughput capacities comes in line with the Ministry of Roads and Urban Development�s policy to evolve IKIA into a major cargo and passenger hub in the Middle East.

The airport�s free trade zone was launched in June.

Connecting IKIA to the international transportation networks, including the East-West and North-South corridors, as well as linking it to the national railway and Tehran�s subway system are among the main steps to achieve such a goal.

IKAC, which includes a 1,500-hectare free trade zone and a 2,500-hectare special economic zone in a 13,700-hectare area, aims to help national and international companies to cluster around the airport and engage in business activities, the deputy said.

Among the other objectives pursued by IKAC are: Creating sustainable sources of income to improve aeronautical, cargo and passenger operations, boosting foreign exchange revenues, creating sustainable economic growth, increasing airline companies� revenues, and enriching the connection time of transiting passengers.