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2026 so far

Airport procurement in 2026, in numbers

From 1 January to 9 Oct 2026, AiroSignal recorded 2,648 airport opportunities in 112 countries, at 353 named airports: 732 live tenders, 74 prior notices, consultations and supplier registrations, 1,099 contract awards and 743 project and funding signals. The page updates daily until the year is over.

Opportunities
2,648
Live tenders
732
Notices
74
Contract awards
1,099
Project signals
743

Most items date from May onwards, as AiroSignal's coverage grew during the year, so the first months are under-represented. Compare countries, airports and buyers rather than months.

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

Where

By region

  1. 1Europe1,565
  2. 2North America401
  3. 3Asia289
  4. 4Latin America277
  5. 5Africa79
  6. 6Middle East30

Airports with the most opportunities

  1. 1Madrid-Barajas105
  2. 2Barcelona-El Prat71
  3. 3Frankfurt Airport51
  4. 4Palma de Mallorca38
  5. 5Málaga-Costa del Sol37
  6. 6Alicante-Elche Miguel Hernández36
  7. 7Amsterdam Schiphol31
  8. 8Zurich Airport31
  9. 9Geneva Airport28
  10. 10Ibiza28
  11. 11Munich Airport25
  12. 12Bilbao21

What was bought, and by whom

By theme

  1. 1Infrastructure309
  2. 2Construction241
  3. 3Finance and investment122
  4. 4Passenger experience90
  5. 5Airport IT70
  6. 6Sustainability48
  7. 7Air traffic services48
  8. 8Security47

Most active buyers and owners

  1. 1Aena665
  2. 2Aerocivil28
  3. 3Zurich Airport16
  4. 4Geneva Airport15
  5. 5FAA13
  6. 6Munich Airport10
  7. 7Swedavia10
  8. 8Enaire9
  9. 9Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)7
  10. 10Warsaw Chopin Airport6

Where the notices came from

The sources with the most recorded opportunities this year.

  1. 1Plataforma Contratación (ES)758
  2. 2TED (Tenders Electronic Daily)556
  3. 3SECOP II (Colombia)144
  4. 4PNCP (Brazil)89
  5. 5BOAMP75
  6. 6USAspending (FAA grants)68
  7. 7Passenger Terminal Today53
  8. 8simap.ch · aéroport (Suisse romande)47
  9. 9Future Travel Experience31
  10. 10Travel And Tour World27

Last updated 9 Oct 2026. Counts are what AiroSignal recorded from its sources, with one row per notice and one per news story, not every airport tender in the world. How the data is collected and checked is on the methodology page.

Questions about airport procurement in 2026

How many airport tenders were published in 2026?

From 1 January to 9 Oct 2026, AiroSignal recorded 732 live airport tenders, 74 prior notices and consultations and 1,099 contract awards. These are the notices AiroSignal collects from TED, national procurement portals and airport authorities, not every airport tender in the world.

Which countries had the most airport opportunities in 2026?

In AiroSignal's feed: Spain (821), United States (369), Colombia (142), Germany (142) and India (140). The ranking reflects coverage as well as activity: AiroSignal reads some national portals in full, such as Spain's, where Aena publishes the tenders for all its airports, while elsewhere it relies on TED, airport authorities and news.

Which airport buyers were the most active in 2026?

The buyers and project owners named most often in AiroSignal's feed were Aena (665), Aerocivil (28), Zurich Airport (16), Geneva Airport (15) and FAA (13).

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