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The Ministry of Transport and Communications ordered in June 2005 from the Civil Aviation Administration a new assessment of the alternatives and costs.

In February 2008, the Ministry of Transport and Communications commissioned an environmental impact assessment ( EIA ) of the alternative sites.

In preparing the EIA, it turned out to be problematic that neither the Ministry nor any other party had a concrete project to build a new airport.

The Ministry made in early 2010 a proposal to relevant planning authorities to organise co-operation in carrying out the EIA.

Based on the response, the Ministry concluded that the preparation of the EIA will not be continued without participation of the authorities responsible for land-use planning.

The question of the future location of the airport will be studied in future regional land use plans.

It is likely that Malmi Airport will remain operational at least until the 2020s.