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DIGEST FROM ISSUE NR. 1279, PUBLISHED ON 12 OCTOBER 2026
Airport Development (DEV)
Europe
UNITED KINGDOM
Birmingham Airport (West Midlands) has published a draft framework to increase capacity to 30 million passengers a year by 2041 without building another runway. It envisages additional baggage facilities, larger arrivals and departure areas, new piers and a long-term satellite boarding building north of the terminal. Aircraft-stand capacity would rise from 42 to between 70 and 75, supporting more direct gate boarding and additional widebody aircraft. Early projects, targeted for 2026–31, include expanded baggage handling and reclaim areas, departure-lounge works, new northern apron stands, a fuel farm and power and heating upgrades.
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GERMANY
Germany’s planned government aviation complex at Berlin Brandenburg Airport could cost up to EUR 2.5 billion, compared with an earlier estimate of EUR 344 million. The project would expand the existing temporary government terminal rather than construct a separate new VIP terminal, an earlier proposal abandoned in 2022. However, revised requirements have increased the planned site from approximately 30 hectares to almost 60 hectares. The complex is planned to include 26 aircraft parking positions, although the government fleet currently comprises 15 aircraft and three helicopters.
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PORTUGAL
Portugal’s government has asked ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal to bring forward the opening of the proposed Luís de Camões Airport at Alcochete to 2034. ANA’s current technical timetable envisages construction beginning around 2030, completion by the end of 2036 and operations beginning in 2037. ANA is due to submit its financial report in January 2027 and its complete application in January 2028. Initial capacity is expected to be approximately 56 million passengers annually, with potential expansion to 85 million.
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Albergaria-a-Velha municipality (Aveiro District) will ask its municipal assembly to consider granting public-interest status to a proposed privately financed cargo airport. In this context, public-interest status is a local planning designation recognising a project’s potential strategic benefit. The proposal concerns a potential airport on about 400 ha in the municipality’s southern area. Albergaria-a-Velha, in central Portugal, has promoted industrial development and recently expanded its industrial zone to about 448 ha.
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ITALY
Forlì Luigi Ridolfi Airport (Emilia-Romagna) has submitted a EUR 220 million development plan to Italy’s civil aviation authority, ENAC, covering terminal expansion, maintenance, business aviation, training and logistics. The plan would add 2,300 m² to the departures and boarding areas, alongside six new check-in desks, a 420 m² food lounge, upgraded security screening and baggage handling, a refurbished arrivals area, new commercial space and parking improvements. The airport also plans a 7,000 m², 22 m-high maintenance hangar and a 38,000 m² apron. It projects employment growth from around 400 people across 25 companies today to 600 by the end of 2027 and 1,000 by 2030.
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Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (Italy) is preparing a 2030–2046 master plan designed for approximately 15 million passengers annually. The airport’s existing master plan provides capacity for approximately 12 million passengers by 2030, while the new 2030–2046 plan has yet to be submitted to the relevant authorities for approval. Under the current programme, approximately 30,000 m² of new terminal facilities are planned by 2030, roughly doubling the existing terminal area. A subsequent phase will add a new pier, passenger boarding bridges and further terminal space, increasing passenger-handling capacity by more than 40%.
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Gino Lisa Airport (Foggia, Apulia) has received environmental compatibility approval for its 2035 master plan, allowing Aeroporti di Puglia to continue the administrative process. The plan outlines more than EUR 160 million of investment to modernise the airport and support both commercial aviation and public-service operations. The passenger-terminal project is in detailed design, while a contract for aircraft-parking apron works is being finalised. Other schemes in advanced design include a fire-service station, a civil-protection base, a digital control tower, hangar refurbishment and a photovoltaic plant.
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MONTENEGRO
Airports of Montenegro has outlined proposed terminal, apron and operational works at Podgorica Airport and Tivat Airport. Other potential works include a reconfigured car park, an 850m high-voltage cable, extra terminal space in a western steel structure and a technical apron for inactive aircraft. Airports of Montenegro is also considering converting Hangar Gate 5 into a dedicated general and business aviation terminal with VIP facilities and parking. Montenegro’s airports handled 2.02 million passengers in the first seven months of 2026, up 19.4% year on year.
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Plans to redevelop Berane Airport envisage the opening of an initial phase in 2029. The proposed Air Park Berane development includes a new terminal, runway, control tower and access roads. They also present a four-lane road connection to Podgorica, with a proposed journey time of around 35 minutes. It now has limited aviation use, and its 1,900m paved runway is not registered for civil aviation.
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Russia & C.I.S.
RUSSIA
Yakutsk Airport (Sakha Republic) is developing plans to reconstruct its international terminal, a project listed for delivery between 2026 and 2028 under the federal long-term development plan for the Yakutsk urban agglomeration. It would expand the terminal from 5,500 m² to 12,800 m² and double processing capacity from 100 to 200 passengers per hour. Planned works include reconfigured arrivals and departures areas, a passenger boarding bridge and apron improvements needed to accommodate widebody aircraft. The terminal is expected to handle both international and domestic services, with annual passenger throughput projected at up to 60,000.
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UKRAINE
Lviv regional authorities are considering a potential new airport near Radekhiv in western Ukraine. It lies beside the Lviv–Lutsk road and near a former Soviet-era agricultural runway, as well as a rail connection serving a sugar factory in Pavliv. Civil aviation has been suspended across Ukraine since February 2022. City authorities have argued that the land should be reserved for airport development, including a potential cargo terminal.
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KAZAKHSTAN
Almaty International Airport is planning a further expansion programme covering its domestic terminal, airfield, cargo facilities and landside infrastructure. The scope covers modernisation of the domestic terminal, airfield improvements, new aircraft de-icing facilities, cargo-terminal expansion, parking upgrades, improved links between the international and domestic terminals, and enhancements to baggage handling and apron operations. The programme follows the opening of a new international terminal in 2024, which raised the designed annual passenger capacity from 3 million to 14 million. Almaty handled 12 million passengers in 2025, nearing that capacity level.
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North America
UNITED STATES
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (Kentucky) has confirmed plans to build a 5,575 m² international concourse, providing the airport with facilities to accommodate scheduled international passenger flights for the first time. It is planned to include facilities for US Customs and Border Protection and will be built east of the existing terminal. The airport handled more than 4.8 million passengers in 2024. The international concourse is part of the wider USD 1 billion SDF Next programme, launched in 2019 to modernise the terminal and airfield.
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Abilene Regional Airport (Texas) has broken ground on the first phase of a USD 70 million terminal modernisation and expansion programme. The initial phase will add about 440 m² to the boarding area, increasing seating capacity from around 60 passengers to approximately 200. The wider programme will add roughly 2,040 m² to the terminal. USD 20 million of funding comes from a local bond approved by Abilene voters in 2025, with the remaining USD 50 million provided through federal grants.
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San Diego International Airport (California) plans to open a post-security connector between its new Terminal 1 and the Terminal 2 East headhouse in early 2029. The 40,000ft² (3,716 m²) Terminal 2 East Connector Building will replace the existing walkways serving Gates 20 and 21. It will provide a secure connection between the terminals for the first time, allowing passengers and airport staff to move between them without leaving the airside area. The project is targeting LEED v4 Gold certification, with design measures intended to improve energy efficiency and reduce solar heat gain.
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Latin America & The Caribbean
MEXICO
Morelia International Airport (Michoacán) will undergo a terminal expansion worth more than MXN 1 billion (more than USD 55 million). The project will expand the departure lounge from four to six boarding gates, increasing gate capacity by 50% and the area by 128%. The report identifies 2027 as the main construction period but gives differing completion dates, referring both to 2028 and 2029. The airport has a 3,408 m runway, a single main terminal, four contact gates and eight remote boarding positions.
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EL SALVADOR
El Salvador’s CEPA has launched a tender to expand the passenger terminal at El Salvador International Airport. Bids are due by 20 November for the second procurement under a USD 195 million Inter-American Development Bank-backed airport-modernisation programme. The new terminal facilities will be built east of the existing Phase 1 terminal and are intended to improve service quality and accessibility for passengers with reduced mobility. Planned works also include an enlarged aircraft apron, an extension of taxiway Foxtrot, and a rescue and fire-fighting services building with access roads.
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BRAZIL
Brazil’s Ministry of Ports and Airports is updating its National Airport Plan, known as PAN, to identify civil-aviation infrastructure needs through 2050. The plan will assess future passenger and cargo demand, urban growth, regional economies and the capacity of Brazil’s existing airport network. It is intended to identify where airports may require expansion, operational upgrades or, in some cases, assessment of a potential new facility. The work forms part of the federal government’s wider National Logistics Plan 2050, which examines transport infrastructure across all modes.
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ARGENTINA
Aeropuertos Argentina has outlined the principal Buenos Aires projects within its USD 1.5 billion, 2027–31 investment programme for its 35-airport network. This comprises USD 600 million for terminal development, USD 160 million for airfield works and USD 34 million for cargo facilities. The facility would include a 3,000m² baggage-reclaim hall with 14 belts, new biometric immigration and customs areas, and dedicated kerbside facilities for taxis, ride-hailing vehicles, buses and private cars. Cargo investments include a 15,000m² courier terminal under construction and 3,000m² of additional export warehousing and cold storage.
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Buenos Aires’ Aeroparque Jorge Newbery is allocated USD 200 million for terminal expansion. The wider project would add 14,500m² of terminal space and refurbish 3,100m². Domestic works are intended to ease congestion through an additional 2,800m² of public circulation and boarding space, larger security-screening areas, more check-in positions, upgraded baggage processing, an extra domestic baggage-reclaim belt and additional food-and-beverage facilities. Aeroparque handled 17.8 million passengers in 2025 and is forecast to exceed 18 million this year.
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Africa
KENYA
Kenya's commercial-spaceport feasibility study will evaluate technical, commercial and financial viability, sites and a public-private partnership structure. A transaction adviser will review potential coastal locations near Kipini, between Malindi and Lamu, where launch operations could use east-facing equatorial geography and planned road, water, energy and port infrastructure. No final site has been selected.
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Middle East
KENYA
Kenya has signed a funding agreement for a feasibility study into a proposed commercial spaceport. The study will assess technical, commercial and financial viability, investment requirements and the potential structure of a public-private partnership. Earlier Kenya Space Agency procurement documents identified the general Kipini area, between Malindi and Lamu on Kenya’s coast, for a satellite-launch facility. Kenya is seeking to use its equatorial location and east-facing coastline to support launch operations, alongside planned and existing coastal road, water, energy and port infrastructure.
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SYRIA
Syria has begun rehabilitating Latakia International Airport to allow passenger flights to resume, although no reopening date has been announced. Syria’s civil aviation authority took over management of the airport on 9 August 2026. The airport has two asphalt runways: a principal 2,797 m by 45 m runway and a secondary 2,400 m by 30 m runway. It also has a passenger terminal, terminal apron, air traffic control, approach control and ground control services, VOR/DME navigation equipment, aircraft ground handling and Jet A-1 fuelling facilities.
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Asia Pacific
INDIA
Mumbai International Airport (Maharashtra) plans to invest INR 20 billion (USD 208 million) in airside infrastructure to increase peak-hour capacity from 46 to between 52 and 55 aircraft movements. The programme will add and reconfigure taxiways, rapid-exit taxiways and apron areas at the passenger terminals, cargo facilities and general-aviation area. Planned works include an eastern parallel taxiway between E5 and E7 on Runway 14/32, an extension of Taxiway M incorporating a bridge over the Mithi River, and improvements to the western parallel taxiway. The upgrades are intended to reduce runway occupancy times, aircraft backtracking and departure delays, allowing more efficient aircraft sequencing within that constraint.
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MALAYSIA
The Pahang state government has provided updated cost, phasing and approval details for its long-discussed Aerospace City development, including a proposed international airport targeted to open in late 2031. The 4,856 ha project is expected to have a development value of MYR 30 billion–MYR 40 billion (USD 7.3 billion–USD 9.8 billion) over 15 years. The proposed airport would cost MYR 1.2 billion–MYR 1.6 billion (USD 294 million–USD 392 million), handle 2 million passengers annually and include a 4,100 m runway. Development is expected to proceed in parallel across three phases, with 60% to 70% complete by about 2035.
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MONGOLIA
Ulan Bator Chinggis Khaan International Airport is planning a major expansion to raise annual passenger capacity to 5.2 million, around 3.2 times its current level. The project responds to stronger-than-expected traffic growth since the airport opened in 2021 and is intended to support rising passenger and cargo demand, trade, investment and tourism connectivity. Japan has agreed to a JPY 158.3 billion (USD 1.0 billion) concessional loan for the expansion through the Japan International Cooperation Agency. The 40-year loan includes a 10-year grace period and carries a 1.1% annual interest rate.
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SOUTH KOREA
South Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has approved the design plan for Busan’s Gadeokdo New Airport, despite reported gaps in the verification of its ground-stabilisation method. The Central Construction Technology Deliberation Committee approved the plan on 22 September, 15 days after its submission by a Daewoo Engineering & Construction-led consortium. The site-development project has a reported cost of KRW 10.7 trillion (USD 7.9 billion). This is particularly relevant because the planned runway would extend across both land and reclaimed seabed.
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JAPAN
Kobe Airport (Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture) has appointed a preferred consultant to prepare a terminal-expansion plan for scheduled international flights from April 2030. The work will define the required terminal size, passenger flows, boarding-gate configuration, baggage handling, security capacity, preliminary cost and delivery programme. The city’s 2030 vision targets seven million annual passengers, compared with 3.61 million in 2024. A separate demand forecast estimates 5.12 million domestic and 1.90 million international passengers by 2030.
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Consultant & Contractors (CON)
The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded Walsh Federal a USD 148.8 million design-and-build contract for a replacement air traffic control tower at Sacramento International Airport (California, United States). Construction is expected to begin in summer 2027 and continue until February 2030, with the tower becoming operational in about 2030. The new 59 m tower will replace a 40 m structure that has operated since 1967. Sacramento County estimated the project at USD 60 million to USD 80 million in 2023, with completion then expected in 2026.
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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects has awarded an AED 10 billion (USD 2.7 billion) contract for the West Terminal substructure at Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport (United Arab Emirates). The award marks the start of construction on the terminal, which is the second of three planned passenger terminals in the airport’s long-term expansion. The seven-level West Terminal is planned to cover 800,000 m² and accommodate 45 million passengers annually. It will be linked to the airside by a 14-station automated people-mover system.
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SAUDI ARABIA
King Salman International Airport Development Company has awarded a SAR 800 million (USD 214 million) contract for a private aviation terminal at King Salman International Airport (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia). In July, the airport development company reported progress on landside and airside infrastructure associated with a third runway and private aviation facilities. The planned airport covers approximately 57 km² and will incorporate existing terminal facilities at King Khalid International Airport. King Salman International Airport is targeting capacity for up to 100 million passengers and 2 million tonnes of cargo annually by 2030.
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Alkhorayef Water and Power Technologies Company has secured an SAR 80 million (USD 21.3 million) contract to rehabilitate water and wastewater infrastructure at King Fahd International Airport (Dammam, Saudi Arabia). The 18-month project for Dammam Airports Company covers the design, construction, supply, installation, replacement, rehabilitation and integration of water and wastewater systems across the airport. Its scope includes pumps, storage tanks and reservoirs, reverse-osmosis facilities, pipes and tie-ins, as well as electrical and instrumentation works. Alkhorayef said the contract’s financial impact is expected to begin in the fourth quarter of 2026.
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