First published 9/29/2026, 7:47:15 AM · Last updated 9/29/2026, 7:47:15 AM

Latin American airports will need US$178 billion to nearly double their traffic

Airports in Latin America and the Caribbean will require about US$178 billion over the next thirty years to handle passenger growth from 809 million this year to around 1.5 billion by 2045, according to projections presented in Lima at the Airports Council International annual assembly. The source provides these projection figures and the reported investment total.

Categories: travel-and-transportation, economy-and-trade

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Meeting projected passenger growth will require large, sustained infrastructure investment across the region.

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Latin American airports will need US$178 billion to nearly double their traffic

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