Central America

Aruba - Queen Beatrix Airport (AUA/TNCA)
Interior of the Queen Beatrice Airport expansion.

Beef Island Airport
Early construction work at Beef Island Airport.	Part of Beef Island Airport in December 2000.	Beef Island Airport as it will look in 2002.
Beef Island Airport.	The last contract for the airport expansion was signed in May 2001.	The airport is a key factor in the future of the BVI.

Benito Juárez International Airport
The outside of Benito Juárez International Airport terminal one prior to the refurbishment.	Mexico City Airport is always busy, with now over 32 million passengers a year.	A third runway was considered but so far has been rejected. Any further expansion plans may be superseded by a new airport well away from the city.
A map showing the centres of population in Mexico with the airports.	Benito Juárez International Airport's terminal two will be the first in Latin America with facilities to handle the A380.	Terminal one of the Mexico City Airport was originally of a long and narrow design, which meant a long walk for passengers.

Cancun International Airport
Cancun International Airport's older terminal has just one building.	Cancun Airport is modern, but is now going through additional changes to prepare it for a large influx of passengers.	The terminal of Cancun Airport is light and airy, designed to make maximum use of natural light.
The terminal gates have marble floors and an abundance of comfortable seating for passengers.	Cancun Airport's retail areas have been expanded through the opening of the new terminal.

Grantley Adams International Airport Expansion and Renovation
The landside courtyard at Grantley Adams International Airport.	The membrane fabric structure of the roof.	Arrivals area at the new Grantley Adams terminal.
The bus terminal area.	Departure area at the newly expanded Grantley Adams terminal building.	The new holding area.
Model of Grantley Adams Airport after completion of the works including airbridges.	Grantley Adams Airport at sunset.

Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport,
Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport has a midfield arrangement which restricts its scope for expansion.	The road to Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport.	The ATC tower was built in a previous capacity expansion project at Luis Muñoz Marín Airport instigated in 1991.
Luis Muñoz Marín Airport is under the control of the Puerto Rico Airports Authority and receives over ten million passengers a year.	Luis Muñoz Marín Airport has two runways, of which,10-28 is undergoing major refurbishment.

Lynden Pindling International Airport
Lynden Pindling International's departures lounge.	An aerial view of the airport.	Lynden Pindling International Airport is located 19km from Nassau.

Norman Manley International Airport (KIN/MKJP),
Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, Jamaica.	The location of Kingston, Jamaica.	ASTEC ceramic roof insulation coating was put on approximately 70,000ft² of roof at the airport.
A slide showing Norman Manley Airport's new departure terminal design.	Norman Manley International's current airport parking facilities.	Norman Manley's current terminal building.
The view out to sea from the current terminal at Norman Manley International Airport.

Piarco International Airport (POS/TTPP)
The expanding Piarco International Airport will feature two OmniHub spaceframe cones supporting a sloped glazing system with insulated glass.	The glass roof of the expanded airport.	The Piarco terminal as it will look after the development.
Part of the airport, with new roofing recently completed.	Part of the roofing during construction.	Close up of the guttering on the airport building.

Princess Juliana International Airport,
The interior of the new terminal building at Princess Juliana International Airport.	One of Princess Juliana Airport's jet bridges.	The docking mount equipment at the gate for aircraft.
A West Indies Air plane at the new terminal.	The exterior of the new Princess Juliana $80m terminal building.

Punta Cana International Airport
Punta Cana International Airport is the third-busiest airport in the Caribbean and offers regular scheduled flights to South America, North America and Europe.	A major expansion is underway at the airport.	New developments include a new check-in terminal and a larger runway.
About 3.75 million passengers travelled through the airport in 2008.

Sangster International Airport, Montego Bay
Map of Sangster International Airport's location.	The old terminal building prior to expansion.	Construction underway at the airport.
New drainage for the runway is paramount.	Sangster International Airport is very close to the ocean.	Montego bay is situated conveniently close to the airport for visiting tourists.

Texcoco International
The new airport will be built at Texcoco, which is 12km away from the Benito Juarez International Airport. The airport will cover 5,000 acres of a 16,000 site on a disused and drained lake.	The project will be funded by private investors and will create 20,000 new jobs.	Built in 1928, the international terminal was not expected to be so successful, and cannot now fulfil demand. The airport has been operating at capacity for years as only one runway can be used at a time.
To ensure that the site does not adversely affect the local region, the hydraulic system is being regulated to increase capacity, water quality is being improved and large wild and recreation areas are being created for flora and fauna.

VC Bird International Airport
VC Bird Airport will get new aprons and an extended runway.	The new VC Bird terminal building will use natural materials.	The capital city of Antigua is the Port of St John and the airport is about 8km away.
Antigua and Barbuda is a dual-island nation with one international airport.	A West Indian Airways plane on the runway of VC Bird Airport.	VC Bird is trying to develop its tourism trade.

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