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DIGEST FROM ISSUE NR. 1278, PUBLISHED ON 28 SEPTEMBER 2026
Airport Development (DEV)
Europe
ICELAND
Keflavík Airport has published a draft master plan reserving capacity for airport growth through 2040. Prepared by Isavia, the airport operator, with Icelandic defence authorities and the airport planning committee, the plan is open for consultation until 23 October 2026. It uses a 2040 passenger forecast of 14–20 million, while Isavia’s supporting development framework provides for phased capacity of 12.9 million passengers by 2035 and 15.9 million by 2045.
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BELGIUM
Brussels Airport is assessing possible extensions to runways 25L and 25R as part of its environmental-permit renewal process. The options include lengthening both runways and an associated taxiway. They appear among 321 potential measures being evaluated to reduce aircraft noise and support future airport operations.
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SPAIN
The Canary Islands Government has revived possible new runways at Gran Canaria Airport and Tenerife South Airport in its draft Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility Strategy. The document proposes studying a runway exceeding 3,000 m at Gran Canaria and a second runway at Tenerife South for mainland Spanish and international services. It also proposes separate 1,500 m runways at both airports for inter-island operations.
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PORTUGAL
Portugal’s government has asked ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal for further work on traffic demand, runway configuration and long-term expansion of Lisbon's proposed Luís de Camões Airport (Alcochete). The project is intended to replace Lisbon’s Humberto Delgado Airport. The government has validated the site at the Campo de Tiro de Alcochete, across the Tagus from Lisbon, but the scheme remains in design, environmental assessment and concession-application stages.
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ITALY
Naples International Airport has approved a EUR 250 million master plan for phased development through 2035. Italy’s civil aviation authority, ENAC, approved the plan in August 2026. It provides for more than EUR 250 million of investment, including EUR 230 million from private sources, and the acquisition of about 170,000 m² of land.
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Russia & C.I.S.
MOLDOVA
Moldova’s Ministry of Infrastructure and Regional Development has proposed a EUR 1.6 billion airport investment programme for 2026–31. EUR 1.22 billion is earmarked for Eugen Doga International Airport Chișinău, the country’s only commercial airport. The proposal includes a terminal designed for up to 2,800 passengers per hour, runway and taxiway reconstruction, and apron expansion.
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North America
UNITED STATES
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has authorised USD 110 million to add eight common-use gates at Terminal A, Newark Liberty International Airport (New Jersey). USD 100 million will fund design and construction of a 2,320 m² (25,000 ft²) southern extension with two gates, seating, men’s, women’s and all-gender toilets, and grab-and-go concession space. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2027, with completion targeted for 2029.
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Pensacola International Airport (Florida) will begin airside preparation within weeks for a five-gate passenger concourse and enlarged security checkpoint. The airport serves northwest Florida and currently has ten passenger gates. The expansion forms part of its Terminal Expansion and Modernisation Programme, identified in the 2020 master plan to accommodate projected passenger growth over the next 20 years.
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American Airlines will anchor the planned West Terminal at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (Arizona), scheduled to open in 2033. The terminal is planned for the west side of the airport, between Terminal 3 and the rental-car centre. It will be designed to accommodate wide-body aircraft for long-haul international services.
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Latin America & The Caribbean
MEXICO
Puebla State has presented a plan to expand Hermanos Serdán International Airport (Mexico) for more than MXN 1 billion (USD 58 million). The project remains in pre-construction. Works could begin in late November or early December 2026, take 18 months and proceed without interrupting arrivals or departures.
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BOLIVIA
Bolivia’s government expects to launch an international tender by the end of September for a concession to develop and operate a passenger-and-cargo hub at Viru Viru International Airport (Santa Cruz). The project is expected to require USD 250 million–USD 300 million in investment and aims to increase annual passenger capacity from around 4 million to 12 million. The tender would cover a long-term concession, rather than a construction contract alone.
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ARGENTINA
La Plata municipality and the Buenos Aires provincial government have presented a masterplan to reactivate La Plata Airport (Buenos Aires Province) through a proposed 30-year private concession and an estimated USD 93 million investment. The proposal includes refurbishment of existing infrastructure, a passenger terminal aimed at low-cost airlines, commercial areas, a multimodal logistics centre, customs facilities and an industrial cold-storage plant for fruit and vegetable producers. Officials said it would link the airport with the Port of La Plata, the regional free-trade zone and surrounding road networks, including the Buenos Aires-La Plata motorway.
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Africa
CAMEROON
Aéroports du Cameroun (ADC) has shortlisted six bidders for passenger-terminal redevelopment at Douala International Airport. The state airport operator selected Jet Contractors of Morocco and China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), alongside the Yahweh Jireh Construction/SAMCO/VACC Technical, PAC International Cameroun/MABCO Constructions, Groupe SOMAF/Metag Insaat Ticaret and PJ-IC INC Group/PROMEC/Batilux Africa consortia. The prequalification is not a contract award.
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Middle East
SAUDI ARABIA
Jeddah Airports Company has outlined six expansion packages for phased procurement at Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport. The packages cover airfield remediation, a five-year construction framework, Terminal 3A, Terminal 1 optimisation, aviation-fuel facilities and Concourse C. Proposed works include runway, taxiway and apron repairs; a new terminal; terminal upgrades; fuel storage and supply; and additional boarding and passenger-processing capacity. Supporting works may include hangars, airside facilities, utilities and baggage systems.
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Asia Pacific
PAKISTAN
Pakistan Airports Authority has invited expressions of interest for consultancy services for Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport. The selected consultant will plan the expansion of the Jinnah Terminal Complex and associated airside and landside facilities, including design and tender documentation. The procurement is for professional services only and does not authorise construction work.
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INDIA
Cochin International Airport (Kerala) is preparing a 25-year masterplan that includes a cargo village and a potential second runway. Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), the airport operator, has appointed Jacobs Solutions India Private Limited (JSIPL), an engineering consultancy, to prepare the plan for INR 78.4 million (USD 0.82 million). The 10-month assignment will assess airside and terminal facilities, cargo operations, landside infrastructure, connectivity, utilities, commercial development, sustainability and land requirements for future growth.
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THE PHILIPPINES
Sangley Point International Airport is progressing through pre-construction planning, with first-phase construction currently targeted to begin in Q3 2027. Project advisers expect the construction period to last about 17 quarters, with initial commercial operations targeted for 2031. The approximately USD 2 billion first phase includes 251 hectares of reclamation, extension of the existing runway from 2100 metres to 3200 metres, a new passenger terminal, apron, cargo facilities and associated landside infrastructure.
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MIDWAY ATOLL (UNITED STATES)
The US Federal Aviation Administration is assessing whether to rehabilitate Midway Atoll Airport, a remote Pacific diversion airport, at a potential cost exceeding USD 100 million. The airport’s 2,377 m runway on Sand Island is maintained at an annual cost of USD 5.1 million. The Federal Aviation Administration said that without major works, runway conditions could deteriorate significantly within five years.
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Consultant & Contractors (CON)
ESTONIA
Tallinn Airport (Estonia) has awarded a EUR 66.6 million terminal-expansion contract to Tallinna Ehitustrust OÜ/Ehitustrust OÜ, an Estonian construction joint venture. The 31-month construction programme will add approximately 16,500 m² to the passenger terminal and refurbish around 18,000 m² of existing space. The contract value is below the EUR 75 million estimate announced in late 2025.
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UNITED KINGDOM
Balfour Beatty has secured a GBP 65 million contract to expand Edinburgh Airport (United Kingdom) with eight additional departure gates. The South East Pier Expansion will comprise a two-storey terminal extension intended to increase passenger capacity. Balfour Beatty has already installed eight link bridges and will deliver the remaining works while the airport remains operational.
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POLAND
Port Polska has appointed Cundall Polska to design a goods-sorting facility for Poland’s planned new national airport near Warsaw, Poland. The facility will receive consignments delivered from outside the airport for retail, restaurant and café outlets in the passenger terminal. It will provide security screening, temporary storage, trans-shipment and onward distribution functions.
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ROMANIA
The National Company Bucharest Airports has selected a Makyol–CBI joint venture for a RON 394.77 million (USD 86.80 million) apron-modernisation contract at Henri Coandă Bucharest International Airport (Romania). The reported contract value, excluding VAT, is below the RON 529.73 million (USD 116.48 million) tender estimate. It covers design, technical assistance and construction for rehabilitation and modernisation of the PDA 1 aircraft apron, including connections to taxiways, associated systems, runway safety-area works and a rapid-exit solution.
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SAUDI ARABIA
Jeddah Airports Company has appointed Turner & Townsend for airport-wide asset management and extended its programme-management agreement with SJ Group at King Abdulaziz International Airport (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia). Turner & Townsend, a programme-management consultancy, will design and implement an asset-management system aligned with ISO 55001. It will cover terminals, airfield infrastructure, baggage systems and building services, establishing shared objectives, governance, asset information and lifecycle decision-making on cost, risk and performance.
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Leonardo, MAFA and BELTCON have won a baggage-system automation contract for Terminal 2 at Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Madinah, Saudi Arabia). The project will introduce Leonardo’s MBHS Cross-belt Sorter technology to Saudi Arabia for the first time. The airport currently handles about 8 million passengers annually and serves Hajj and Umrah traffic alongside regular tourism and business travel.
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Dammam Airports has appointed WSP to design the next expansion phase of King Fahd International Airport (Dammam, Saudi Arabia) under the airport’s approved master plan. The design scope includes expanded passenger terminals, facility upgrades, improved entrances and access roads, baggage-handling systems, terminal wayfinding, digital services and operational systems. The longer-term master plan also provides for expanded runway and general-aviation infrastructure.
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SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka has approved a contract for an aviation-fuel storage and pipeline project serving Bandaranaike International Airport (Katunayake, Sri Lanka). China Petroleum Pipeline Engineering Company Limited will develop a 92,000 m³ aviation-fuel storage complex at Muthurajawela and a dedicated pipeline to the airport’s aircraft-refuelling terminal. The contract is valued at USD 40.84 million plus LKR 8.55 billion (USD 25.9 million), including applicable taxes.
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AUSTRALIA
Mace Consult has joined Sydney Airport’s (New South Wales) professional-services framework for its AUD 6 billion (USD 4.3 billion) capital works programme. The programme covers terminal, airside, landside and utilities infrastructure. It includes 65,000 m² of additional terminal space and airfield upgrades, while the airport remains operational.
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