Mexico 2020 airport projects outlook

Expansions and upgrades for several Mexican airports are scheduled to begin next year with private investment of 42bn pesos (US$2.2bn).

However, a few tenders for other airport projects with public investment have also been launched on government procurement site CompraNet.

The 29 airport expansions announced by the government for the next four years are part of the 147 infrastructure projects included in the first stage of the 2019-24 national infrastructure program (PNI).

Stage one does not include public projects like the three-airport system that replaces the Texcoco airport for Mexico City. 

Over the next weeks, work will start on 18 of the 29 projects.

BNamericas takes a look at the most important stage-one airport works as well as those that are being tendered by the government. 

NEW TENDERS

Chihuahua state launched two tenders to complete regional Barrancas del Cobre airport in Creel municipality.

While one tender includes earthworks, building structures, paving, signaling and protection devices, the other is for a contract to complete the visual navigation aid system.

Bidding is open until December 13. 

On November 14, governor Javier Corral Jurado announced the national finance ministry (SHCP) confirmed a 55mn-peso investment to finalize the airport but added that 100mn pesos more were needed to get operations started. 

Chihuahua has one international airport in capital Ciudad Juárez, which will receive a 337mn-peso investment in 2020 and 334mn pesos in 2021 under stage one of the PNI. 

It is unclear if Barrancas del Cobre will also receive funds from the PNI. 

At the end of November, several states launched tenders for minor airport modernization or restoration works. 

On Tuesday bidding closed for access roads to the regional airport in Morelos state. Bidding for several airport works in Nuevo León, Quintana Roo, and Mérida also closed recently.

PNI AIRPORT WORKS

All 29 airport projects announced under stage one of the PNI involve upgrades, but specifics were not given.

Jalisco's Guadalajara international airport receives the biggest investment with 10.5bn pesos, followed by the Cancún international airport in Quintana Roo state that will receive 7.5bn pesos. 

Officials said works on these airports will begin next year. 

Other airports with investments above the 2bn pesos include Tijuana international airport in Baja California state, Los Cabos international airport in Baja California Sur, Mérida international airport in Yucatán state and Monterrey international airport in Nuevo León state. 

Tenders for upcoming works will be launched in early 2020, according to official reports.

The list below shows all airport projects that are slated to begin in the next four years with investments from the private sector.

Project	States	Capex (pesos)	Start  date
Cancún airport	Quintana Roo	7.5bn	2020
Chihuahua airport	Chihuahua	337mn	2020
Cozumel airport	Quintana Roo	409mn	2020
Huatulco airport	Oaxaca	716mn	2020
Mérida airport	Yucatán	2.5bn	2020
Minatitlán airport	Veracruz	257mn	2020
Oaxaca airport	Oaxaca	948mn	2020
Veracruz airport	Veracruz	730mn	2020
Villahermosa airport	Tabasco	832mn	2020
Investment program for Guadalajara airport	Jalisco	10.5bn	2020
Investment program for Tampico airport	Tamaulipas	300mn	2020
Investment program for Tapachula airport	Chiapas	195mn	2020
Investment program for Torreón airport	Coahuila	389mn	2020
Investment program for Aguascalientes airport	Aguascalientes	438mn	2020
Investment program for Monterrey airport	Nuevo Leon	2.2bn	2020
Investment program for Bajío airport	Aguascalientes-Jalisco-Guanajuato-Querétaro.	599mn	2020
Investment program for Manzanillo airport	Colima	351mn	2020

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