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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.
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.
American Airlines and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport are close to opening a 10-gate pier expansion at Terminal A, a net gain of five gates that will make it American's busiest terminal in its network as part of DFW's $12 billion capital plan.
Athens International Airport told investors on September 9 it is restructuring its capacity expansion into a phased, modular €950 million program through 2030, after first-half traffic rose 4.5% to 15.75 million passengers.
The UK's 10-week consultation on Heathrow's third runway closed September 1, 2026. Days later, a Tyndall Centre report found no scenario where the £42 billion expansion fits inside Britain's legally binding carbon budgets.
Charlotte Douglas will spend more than $1 billion adding 12 to 16 gates over the next seven years — a second wave of construction announced before its $4 billion Destination CLT overhaul and new fourth runway are even finished.
Punta Gorda Airport just opened six new gates in a $44 million Bailey Terminal expansion, after passenger traffic jumped 18.5% in a single year to a record 2.28 million — nearly all of it flying Allegiant.
Istanbul Airport has secured temporary acceptance on a new 2,820-meter east-west runway, its fourth, with entry into service targeted for the fourth quarter of 2026 as the world's busiest airport pushes toward 120 million annual passengers.
Australia's federal government has signed off on Sydney Airport's Master Plan 2045, clearing the way for a $70 billion economic footprint and two rebuilt terminals — all while keeping the same runways, curfew and flight cap.
The UK Supreme Court has shut the door on the last legal challenge to London Luton Airport's £2.4 billion expansion, clearing the way for the airport to grow from 19 million to 32 million passengers a year.
Istanbul Airport logged 8.15 million passengers in July 2026 against Heathrow's 7.86 million, ending London's hold on the title since 2023. The swing wasn't really about Istanbul surging — it was about Heathrow's Middle East traffic collapsing.