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Airport expansion projects in Europe

In the past 12 months AiroSignal recorded 47 airport expansion and infrastructure projects in Europe, at 21 airports in 14 countries: 7 under construction, 3 in procurement, 6 funded, 1 in design, 10 in planning, 1 under study, 16 announced and 3 without a stated phase. Terminals, runways, piers, aprons and capacity programmes, each with its phase, owner and known value.

Projects
47
Airports
21
Countries
14
In procurement or construction
10

By AiroSignal · Updated 9 Oct 2026 · How we collect and check this data

Where the projects are

Airports with the most projects

  1. 1London Heathrow4
  2. 2Brussels Airport3
  3. 3Frankfurt Airport2
  4. 4London Gatwick2
  5. 5Riga International2
  6. 6Aberdeen International1
  7. 7Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández1
  8. 8Amsterdam Schiphol1
  9. 9Beauvais-Tillé1
  10. 10Berlin Brandenburg1
  11. 11Birmingham1
  12. 12Bristol1

Under construction7

In procurement3

Funded6

In design1

In planning10

Under study1

  • Under study

    Ukrainian airports · strategic assessment and development master plan

    Ukraine · Owner: Ukraine (Office for Government Policy Coordination) · USD 2,270,516

    24 Jun 2026 · Source: Korea (EDCF/KOICA) via IATI

    Source and details

Announced16

Phase not yet known3

Last updated 9 Oct 2026. Projects come from airport and authority announcements, funding decisions, planning applications and aviation news; one row per project even when several outlets reported it. Phases and values are as reported and can change. Source links and full details are in your free AiroSignal briefing.

Questions about airport expansion in Europe

Which airports in Europe are planning expansions?

In the past 12 months AiroSignal recorded expansion and infrastructure projects at 21 European airports. The most active were London Heathrow (4 projects), Brussels Airport (3 projects), Frankfurt Airport (2 projects), London Gatwick (2 projects) and Riga International (2 projects). The lists on this page show each project with its phase, owner and known value.

Which European countries have the most airport projects?

By number of airport expansion and infrastructure projects recorded in the past 12 months: United Kingdom (21), Belgium (4), Germany (4), Bulgaria (2) and France (2). The ranking reflects coverage as well as activity: English-language aviation news reports more on UK and Irish airports than on others.

When does an airport expansion turn into tenders?

An expansion usually moves from announcement and study to planning, design and funding before the work is tendered. Design and engineering are often tendered first, construction and equipment later. Of the 47 projects on this page, 10 are already in procurement or under construction; the rest are earlier in that path.

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