01 November 2001

Work is under way on Mexico City's new airport, which is scheduled for opening in 2006 and projected to be one of the world's best, capable of moving 60 million passengers and handling some one million flights annually.

The main offices for the new facility, which will replace the current Benito Juarez International Airport, will be located in an ecological reserve in Texcoco, about 25 km from the capital, the Mexican administration said.

The construction budget reaches $4 billion, of which $2.8 billion corresponds to the first stage, as well as substantial investments in infrastructure estimated for the terminal. The terminal, with a projected life-span of 50 years, will be able to handle three take-offs and landings simultaneously, and increase the number of flights from 65 to 138 per hour.

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