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DIGEST FROM ISSUE NR. 1276, PUBLISHED ON 31 AUGUST 2026
Airport Development (DEV)
Europe
SWEDEN
Construction of a 1,100m², three-storey extension at Luleå Airport is scheduled to begin in September. The project responds to renewed domestic traffic, increased charter demand and refurbishment requirements. It will double passport-control positions from two to four in preparation for higher international passenger volumes linked to northern Sweden’s industrial development.
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UNITED KINGDOM
Belfast City Airport (Northern Ireland) has begun consultation on a GBP 200 million (USD 273 million) Master Plan 2040 programme to accommodate seven million passengers annually. The plan envisages extending, restructuring and reorganising the existing terminal, including a new two-storey pier to the east serving additional aircraft stands. Passenger facilities would be upgraded for future security, baggage-handling and screening requirements, with enlarged retail and food-and-beverage space.
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CROATIA
Zadar Airport is preparing projects that could require more than EUR 500 million in investment, covering terminal development, a runway extension, maintenance facilities and surface access. The projects are at different planning and delivery stages. The airport opened a EUR 17 million departures terminal in July, doubling capacity to three million passengers annually. It is the first stage of a wider redevelopment that could replace the older terminal section with a larger building to improve peak-season passenger processing.
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POLAND
Warsaw Modlin Airport, Warsaw’s low-cost gateway, has been included in a proposed Polish law intended to accelerate strategic infrastructure projects. The airport has adopted an expansion plan that includes a passenger-terminal extension and a second runway. The terminal project would add a building with four aircraft boarding gates, while the broader programme is intended to increase the airport’s capacity. The proposal is estimated to cost PLN 1 billion (USD 271 million).
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Russia & C.I.S.
RUSSIA
Russia’s state construction-review authority has issued a positive opinion for runway modernisation at Vologda Airport (Vologda Oblast). The project will extend the existing runway from 1,500m to 2,500m. The current airfield can accommodate only smaller regional aircraft; the proposed runway is intended to accommodate medium-haul types including the Sukhoi Superjet 100, Tupolev Tu-204, Boeing 737 and Airbus A320.
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GEORGIA
Georgia Airports has issued a tender for a passenger terminal at Queen Tamar Mestia Airport (Svaneti), valued at GEL 15.047 million (USD 5.76 million). Mestia Airport is a domestic airport serving the mountainous Svaneti region. It handled 333 flights and 9,759 passengers in 2024, with regular domestic services from Natakhtari and Kutaisi. Airport profile
The proposed 950 m² terminal will...
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North America
UNITED STATES
Fayetteville Regional Airport (North Carolina) is planning its first international-arrivals facility, which could open within two years. The airport is completing an 18-month master-planning process and is preparing to finalise the facility’s location. It received USD 5 million for the project in 2025, while the North Carolina Department of Transportation is expected to contribute a further USD 2.3 million. The total project cost has not been disclosed.
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A private consortium has proposed a USD 2.25 billion battery-electric rail service between Chicago’s Loop and O’Hare International Airport (Illinois). The proposed O’Hare Flyer would run from the Old Post Office on Van Buren Street to Terminal 2 in 15 minutes, with departures every 15 minutes. Its backers say they aim to launch the service within five years without public subsidy.
The route would use freight-rail rights-of-way controlled by CSX, Canadian National and Union Pacific. Only CSX has agreed to the proposal so far; the project would still require approvals from the remaining railroads and relevant regulatory authorities.
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Santa Rosa’s Charles M. Schulz–Sonoma County Airport (California) is preparing a 15-year modernisation programme to address congestion in its terminal, parking and ground-transport facilities. The conceptual programme covers 13 potential projects, including a consolidated rental-car facility, parking and roadway changes, hangars, relocation of airport offices and eventual terminal expansion. The most advanced proposal is the rental-car quick-turnaround facility, for which the airport is seeking a design-build team; construction could begin no earlier than summer or autumn 2027.
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Latin America & The Caribbean
PERU
The Peruvian government plans PEN 900 million (USD 269 million) of upgrades at three regional airports, focusing on airfield rehabilitation and passenger capacity. Juliaca Airport (Puno), Rodríguez Ballón International Airport (Arequipa) and Moisés Benzaquén Rengifo Airport (Yurimaguas, Loreto) are included in the programme. Planned works comprise runway rehabilitation, drainage improvements and expanded passenger-processing capacity, according to Prime Minister Luis Galarreta.
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BRAZIL
Paraná’s environmental authority has issued a construction permit for a third runway at Curitiba–Afonso Pena International Airport (São José dos Pinhais). The airport is Curitiba’s principal commercial gateway and forms part of the nine-airport Southern Brazil concession managed by Motiva Aeroportos. The project is estimated at BRL 800 million (USD 155 million) and includes a 3,000 m by 45 m runway, 7.5 m paved shoulders, runway-end safety areas, engine-blast protection and six connecting taxiways.
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CHILE
Chile’s Ministry of Public Works (MOP) is updating the master plan for Carriel Sur Airport (Concepción), following passenger traffic of 2.2 million in 2025. The study is 65.8% complete physically and 50% complete financially, with completion planned for February 2027. MOP’s current airport-network plan indicates that future works could include expansion and refurbishment of the passenger terminal, enlargement of the airside movement area and associated services, and facilities for CONAF wildfire-response aircraft.
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GHANA
Ghana Airports Company Limited is advancing procurement for a proposed airport in the Upper East Region, with statutory approvals expected by October 2026 and construction due to start before year-end. The project, planned for Bolgatanga, has a contractual delivery period of 24 months. It would occupy approximately 1,620 ha of land provided by traditional authorities and include a 2,200 m asphalt runway for regional turboprop aircraft and domestic narrow-body jets. The initial passenger terminal would handle 100,000 passengers annually and be designed for modular expansion.
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Africa
Middle East
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Dubai Airports plans to award AED 55 billion (USD 14.9 billion) in additional Al Maktoum International Airport expansion contracts in Dubai by the end of 2026. The airport operator has already awarded AED 13 billion (USD 3.5 billion) of contracts this year for the new terminal. Construction is underway, with 17,000 piles installed, 45 million cubic metres of earth moved and 10 million work hours committed during the past 15 months. About 9,000 people are working on site, rising to as many as 120,000 during peak construction.
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Asia Pacific
INDIA
Delhi International Airport has proposed a fifth pier at Terminal 3, adding capacity for 10 million passengers annually by April 2030. Pier E is the first defined terminal element disclosed under the airport’s forthcoming 10-year master plan. It would lift overall annual capacity from 106 million to 116 million passengers in the plan’s first phase, with a subsequent increase to 125 million targeted for 2032. Terminal 3 currently has capacity for 50 million passengers and handles all international services.
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BANGLADESH
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has proposed extending the construction deadline for the third-terminal project at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport from June 2026 to June 2027. The proposal would add BDT 9.02 billion (USD 73.6 million) to the latest project budget. HSIA is Bangladesh’s principal international airport. Approved in 2017, the project was initially due in June 2022 before extensions to June 2025 and June 2026. It was 99.91% complete in June 2026, but the terminal has not entered full operation since its 7 October 2023 soft opening. Another soft opening is planned for 16 December 2026.
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JAPAN
Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has selected a preferred runway-extension option for Okadama Airport, Sapporo’s downtown airport. The plan would extend the existing 1.5 km runway by 150 m at each end, taking its length to 1.8 km. The preferred option is estimated to cost JPY 16 billion (USD 101 million), compared with JPY 18 billion (USD 113 million) for an alternative extension of 200 m to the north-west and 100 m to the south-east.
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NEW ZEALAND
Bay of Islands Airport (Kerikeri) plans to extend its runway from 1,200 m to 1,500 m after revised government runway-safety rules removed a major regulatory obstacle. Far North Holdings intends to be among the first regional airport operators to apply under the new rules. Subject to planning consent and funding, it expects the extension could be complete by late 2028 or end-2029. The project is intended to allow ATR aircraft to operate at full capacity and create the infrastructure conditions for possible direct Wellington services; no new route has been confirmed.
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Consultant & Contractors (CON)
MT Højgaard Danmark has secured the first phase of Copenhagen Airport’s Baggage Factory East project at Copenhagen Airport (Kastrup, Denmark). The contractor will develop and design the facility with Copenhagen Airport, engineering consultant Artelia and ZESO Architects. This initial collaboration phase will be paid on a time-and-materials basis. It does not yet constitute the full construction contract.
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Aena has awarded a EUR 15.6 million contract to design the expansion of Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (Spain) to Sener Mobility, Cemosa and Fairbanks Arquitectos. The consortium has up to five years to prepare phased designs for works intended to increase annual passenger-processing capacity to at least 26 million, from a record of almost 20 million passengers in 2025. The contract covers design rather than construction.
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Martifer Metallic Constructions has secured a contract for works on the expansion of Humberto Delgado Airport (Lisbon, Portugal). The contract covers the South Apron, South Pier and Central Pier, including 3,924 tonnes of steelwork, 17,700 m² of façades and 45,000 m² of cladding. Martifer will deliver the works in a consortium with Blocotelha, responsible for structural and roofing works, and Facal, responsible for façades.
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Northwest Arkansas National Airport (Benton County, Arkansas, United States) has selected CDI Contractors to build a USD 78.78 million western-concourse expansion, with work expected to begin on 1 November and finish in spring 2029. The approximately 10,312 m², two-level extension will add seven gates and new passenger boarding bridges. Two existing B-gates will be removed, resulting in a net increase of five gates. Hight Jackson Associates designed the project, while the Cumming Group completed the independent cost review.
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Parsons has been selected by the Metropolitan Knoxville Airport Authority to provide programme and construction management services for the five-year Terminal Area Development Plan at Knoxville's McGhee Tyson Airport (Knoxville, Tennessee, United States). The Virginia-based company will provide centralised oversight of the terminal modernisation programme, including cost and schedule controls, stakeholder co-ordination, construction supervision and compliance with Federal Aviation Administration funding requirements. Its scope also includes digital reporting, document-management systems and data analytics for forecasting and performance monitoring.
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San Antonio City Council has approved a USD 220.5 million construction-management contract to renovate Terminals A and B at San Antonio International Airport (Texas, United States), while separate Terminal C roadway works are scheduled to start in September. Manhattan-Joeris Joint Venture will deliver the Terminal A and B programme under a construction-manager-at-risk model, including preconstruction support, phasing and logistics in operating passenger facilities. USD 3.606 million is available in the fiscal 2026 capital budget; the remaining USD 216.910 million requires annual City Council appropriations. HOK completed the underlying design work under a separate USD 35 million agreement approved in February.
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Denver City Council has approved a USD 135 million programme-management contract for Denver International Airport’s North Terminal Expansion. Mile High Delivery Partners, a joint venture of AtkinsRéalis and Atlanta-based construction firm H.J. Russell, will oversee cost, schedule, risk, community engagement and quality assurance for up to 10 years. The capacity-based contract will be issued through individual task orders, meaning the joint venture may not receive its full value.
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Indonesian contractor PT PP (Persero) Tbk (PTPP) has secured a follow-on contract to revitalise Terminal 1A at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Indonesia). The contract is valued at IDR 1.19 trillion (USD 67 million), including VAT, and has a 365-day delivery period from 21 August 2026. The works cover preparatory, structural, architectural, interior, landscape, mechanical, electrical and electronic systems.
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Guangdong Architectural Design and Research Institute Group has been named preferred bidder for feasibility-study consultancy on the Terminal 1 renovation at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (Guangdong, China). The proposed fee is CNY 450,700 (USD 67,000), including tax. Civil Aviation Airport Planning and Design Institute was ranked second with a CNY 440,000 (USD 65,000) bid, while Guangdong International Engineering Consulting ranked third.
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Sydney Airport (New South Wales, Australia) has appointed Multiplex to support planning for its proposed T2-T3 terminal redevelopment. Multiplex will provide construction-planning and delivery expertise while Sydney Airport prepares a Major Development Plan. The proposed project includes new terminal space and 12 swing gates able to support domestic and international operations. Its early involvement will assess construction methods, phasing and potential effects on passengers, airlines and airport operations.
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