2 ▁European ▁govern ments ▁to ▁be ▁grant - fund ed ▁under ▁the ▁Third ▁LO ME ▁Convention . ▁The ▁German ▁firm ▁of ▁K ock s ▁Cons ult ▁GmbH ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁as ▁Design ▁and ▁Super vision ▁Cons ult ants , ▁with ▁Inter bet on / H am ▁of ▁The ▁Netherlands ▁selected ▁as ▁Cont ract ors ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Be quia ▁air port ▁went ▁through ▁over ▁ 4 1 ▁stages ▁of ▁analysis , ▁performance ▁and ▁cert ification ▁procedures . ▁These ▁included ▁the ▁historic ▁wave ▁studies ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁height ▁of ▁construction ▁needed ▁above ▁sea ▁level , ▁and ▁the ▁critical ▁Environment al ▁Imp act ▁Ass ess ment ▁Study , ▁which ▁was ▁submitted ▁on ▁Aug . ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁deep ▁v ib ro ▁comp action ▁of ▁the ▁d red ged ▁sand ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁awarded ▁to ▁Inter bet on . ▁ ▁Six ▁months ▁later , ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁The ▁Be quia ▁Airport ▁was ▁officially ▁opened . ▁ ▁Fac ilities ▁ ▁The ▁air port ▁res ides ▁at ▁an ▁elev ation ▁of ▁ ▁above ▁mean ▁sea ▁level . ▁It ▁has ▁one ▁run way ▁designated ▁ 1 2 / 3 0 ▁with ▁an ▁as ph alt ▁surface ▁meas uring ▁. ▁The ▁ 1 2 ▁run way ▁is ▁Be quia ' s ▁main ▁approach ▁pattern