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Airport construction, expansion, air traffic management and ground operations.
The Southern California airport moved all passengers into a 355,000-square-foot terminal on October 13, replacing a complex whose original buildings date to 1930. Gate count stays at 14, and passengers still board on the ramp.
Vienna Airport handled 2,910,597 passengers in September, down 7.5%, while the wider group fell only 2.0% thanks to growth at Malta and Košice. The airport points to fewer low-cost flights and cancellations linked to the Middle East crisis.
Three European airport operators published September 2026 traffic between 12 and 13 October. Aena reported 37.67 million passengers across its network, Fraport 21.1 million across its portfolio, and Zurich 3.13 million.
Manchester Airport says it handled more than 3.1 million passengers in September, a record for the month, as Manchester Airports Group reported 6.5 million across its three airports. A £115 million station upgrade begins with a one-day closure on 6 December.
Dublin Airport handled 3.34 million passengers in September, level with a year earlier, taking the first nine months to just under 29 million. Operator daa also said it is returning to planners over its US preclearance building.
Both ASUR and GAP published September traffic on 6 and 7 October. Mexican airports fell at each group, Colombia and Puerto Rico grew, and GAP says airlines cut seats by 7.2%.
Austin-Bergstrom has begun building Concourse M, a temporary six-gate, 37,000-square-foot facility reached by shuttle bus, to keep flights moving while a major expansion tears up the main terminal. It targets a 2028 opening.
The FAA issued McKinney National Airport its Part 139 operating certificate on September 24, the first such certificate for a Texas airport since 2005, clearing Avelo Airlines to begin commercial flights on November 11.
Heathrow has told the government its long-delayed third runway will not open before 2039, four years later than the 2035 target it set only last year, as Prime Minister Andy Burnham stops short of endorsing the £49 billion expansion.
Northwest Arkansas National Airport has approved a $78.8 million contract to build a new Western Concourse, adding a net five gates after enplanements climbed nearly 5% through the first half of 2026.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy wants an additional $30 billion for air traffic control towers, telecom and software, and mid-size airport upgrades, on top of the $12.5 billion Congress already approved in 2025.
The Port Authority authorized $110 million on Sept. 24 to add eight gates to Newark Liberty's Terminal A, which handled about 18 million passengers in 2024 against a design of roughly 13 million.