It started to be used for international traffic the year after, now named just "Terminal 2".
Several more out of the way crossings are open for international traffic.
There are 17 commercial airports in service today, most of them opened for international traffic.
"Just a year ago we had very little international traffic."
By 1987 everything was in place other than the last key component - international traffic.
As with the port, most of the country's international traffic will go elsewhere.
Nor is there any prospect of significant international traffic along it.
At the same time, international traffic is starting to recover, although the levels remain below normal.
The new airport opened to domestic and international traffic on 7 July 1960.
No one has done more to keep public attention focused on the international illicit traffic in art.