Airport construction projects

Airports are essential for the economic development of cities, countries, and regions. The existence and quality of airport infrastructure contributes significantly to the regional development.

Airport Technology’s airport construction projects dashboard provides analysis and insights into global airport construction projects, the airport project pipeline by value and volume, and GlobalData’s construction projects momentum index for airport projects.

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Airport construction project pipeline volume by country

Airport Technology provides insight into the number of new airport projects in the world by country and stage of development.

As at the start of 2022, Airport Technology had identified 1,038 airport projects over $25m at various stages of development, including 452 in execution.

By country, the US was home to the highest number of airport projects with 176 projects, followed by India and Russia with 79 and 59 projects, respectively.

Airport construction project pipeline value by country

Airport Technology provides an analysis of the total investment value of airport projects by country and stage of development, based on GlobalData’s construction projects database.

The total pipeline of new airport construction projects over $25m had a combined value of $1.64tn at the start of 2022.

By country, India had the largest pipeline of over $25m new airport projects, worth a total of $240.55bn, followed by the US and Russia with $231.82bn and $200.06bn, respectively.

India had airport construction projects in the execution phase worth $225.41bn, followed by the US with $186.28bn and China with $87.14bn in 2021.

Global airport construction projects momentum index

The momentum index is based on scoring the latest developments on projects from +5 to -5 based on the degree to which a development is positive, such as construction commencing or a contract awarded, or negative, such as delays or cancellations. The overall momentum score is the average score of all project developments in each month, weighted by the project values.

The airport construction projects momentum index, which is based on GlobalData’s construction projects database, depicts the monthly and trend scores of projects.

Monthly score is the average event score for all project developments in each month, while the trend score is the three-month moving average of the monthly score.

Top 50 global airport construction projects

Airport Technology has identified the world’s biggest airport construction projects by value, based on GlobalData’s database of airport construction projects worldwide.

King Abdulaziz International Airport Expansion, Saudi Arabia, Hamad International Airport Expansion, Qatar, and Hong Kong International Airport Three-Runway System (3RS), Hong Kong topped the list of the world’s 50 biggest airport construction projects by value as of May 2022.

The top five projects together accounted for a combined value of $118.6bn.

Project Name	Project Value(US$ m)	Project Owner	Location	Stage
King Abdulaziz International Airport Expansion	35,000	General Authority of Civil Aviation	Saudi Arabia	Execution
Hamad International Airport Expansion	31,700	Hamad International Airport Steering Committee (HIA);New Doha International Airport	Qatar	Execution
Hong Kong International Airport Three-Runway System (3RS)	18,256	Hong-Kong Airport Authority	Hong Kong	Execution
Heathrow Airport Expansion	18,178	Heathrow Airport Holdings Ltd	United Kingdom	Planning
John F. Kennedy International Airport Redevelopment	15,500	The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey	United States	Execution
Bulacan International Airport	14,510	Department of Transportation	Philippines	EPC Award
Long Thanh International Airport	14,500	Airports Corporation of Vietnam	Vietnam	Execution
Istanbul New Airport	11,700	Ministry of Transport, Maritime and Communications, Turkey	Turkey	Execution
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport Development	11,000	Sichuan ProvInce Airport Group Co Ltd	China	Execution
Sangley Point International Airport	10,312	Department of Transportation and Communications, Philippines;Government of Cavite	Philippines	Tender
Ivanpah Valley Airport	10,000	Clark County Department of Aviation	United States	Study
U-Tapao International Airport Expansion	9,340	Airports of Thailand Plc	Thailand	EPC Award
Kuwait International Airport Expansion	9,300	Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Kuwait	Kuwait	Execution
Chongqing Second Airport	9,294	Chongqing Airport Group Co Ltd	China	Planning
Abu Dhabi Airport Expansion	9,200	Abu Dhabi Airports Co	United Arab Emirates	Execution
O'Hare International Airport Expansion II	8,500	Chicago Midway International Airport	United States	Execution
Henoko Runway Development	8,500	U.S. Department of Defense	Japan	Execution
O'Hare International Airport Expansion	8,500	Chicago Department of Aviation	United States	Execution
Foshan Gaoming Airport Development	8,023	Foshan AirPort Development Co Ltd	China	Study
LaGuardia Airport Redevelopment	8,000	The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey	United States	Execution
Bahrain International Airport Expansion	7,500	Bahrain Airport Company	Bahrain	Execution
Macau International Airport Expansion	7,355	Macau International Airport Co Ltd	Macao	Execution
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Phase III Expansion	7,000	China West Airport Group	China	Execution
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib International Airport	6,400	Civil Aviation Authority, Bangladesh	Bangladesh	Study
Changsha Huanghua Airport East Expansion Phase II: Terminal 3	6,129	Hunan Airport Co Ltd Changsha Huanghua International Airport Branch	China	Execution
Urumqi International Airport North District Expansion	6,047	CAAC Xinjiang Regional Administration;China National Aviation Fuel Group Co Ltd;Urumqi Linkong Development and Construction Investment Group Co Ltd	China	Execution
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport Expansion	6,000	Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport	United States	Execution
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Phase I Expansion	5,924	Shenzhen Airport (Group) Co Ltd	China	Execution
Washington Commercial Airport	5,000	Washington State Department of Transportation	United States	Planning
Miami International Airport Modernization	5,000	Miami-Dade Aviation Department	United States	Execution
Ezhou Freight Hub Airport Development	4,974	Shun Feng Express	China	Execution
LAX Automated People Mover System	4,900	Los Angeles International Airport Authority	United States	Execution
Lanzhou Zhongchuan International Airport Phase III Expansion Project	4,900	Gansu Civil Aviation Airport Group Co Ltd	China	Execution
Central Polish Airport	4,836	Centralny Port Komunikacyjny	Poland	Planning
Campinas Viracopos International Airport Modernization	4,615	Empresa Brasileira de Infra-Estrutura Aeroportuaria	Brazil	Planning
Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport	4,300	Civil Aviation Administration of China	China	Execution
Suvarnabhumi International Airport Expansion	4,300	Airports of Thailand Plc	Thailand	Execution
Incheon Airport Expansion: Phase IV	4,200	Incheon International Airport Corp	South Korea	Execution
Jewar International Airport	4,159	Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority	India	Tender
Jeju Island Airport	4,158	Ministry of Land, Construction and Transport, Korea	South Korea	Planning
San Francisco International Airport Expansion	4,100	San Francisco International Airport	United States	Execution
Frankfurt International Airport Expansion: Terminal III	4,000	Fraport AG	Germany	Execution
Imam Khomeini International Airport City	4,000	Ministry of Roads and Urban Development, Iran	Iran	Study
LaGuardia Airport Central Terminal Building Redevelopment	4,000	The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey	United States	Execution
Santa Lucia International Airport Development	3,716	Secretary of Communications and Transportation	Mexico	Execution
Western Sydney Airport	3,500	Department of Construction and Regional Development;WSA Co Ltd	Australia	Execution
Nijgadh International Airport	3,450	Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal;Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Nepal	Nepal	Planning
Hohhot New Airport	3,313	Hohhot AirPort Management Investment Co Ltd	China	Execution
Ninoy Aquino International Airport Rehabilitation	3,000	Department of Transportation;Manila International Airport Authority	Philippines	Planning
Sanya New Airport	1,628	Sanya AirPort Co Ltd	China	Planning
Khartoum New International Airport	1,600	Sudan Civil Aviation Authority	Sudan	Execution