Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport

Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport is an airport being built to serve the city of Dalian, northeast China. It is being built on 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi) of reclaimed land off the coast of Dalian. Expected to open in 2024, it is set to become the world’s largest offshore airport.

Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport
Aerial view of Dalian Jinzhouwan International Airport

Western Sydney Airport

Western Sydney Airport is a new airport under construction within the suburb of Badgery Creek. The airport is planned to have 24-hour and curfew-free operations, and will supplement Kingsford Smith Airport, which has reached capacity due to a legislated curfew and flight caps. The first stage of construction on the new airport began on 24 September 2018, and the first stage is expected to be complete and open by December 2026.

Aerial view of Western Sydney Airport under construction 2021

Angola International Airport

The airport will be the new airport of Angola’s capital Luanda and is designed for 13 million passengers per year and will receive 12 fingerdocks. It will replace the old Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport.

Runway under construction in 2009

Mexico City: Texcoco Airport (cancelled) and Santa Lucía Airport

Mexico City Texcoco Airport is a partially built facility which was supposed to be Mexico City’s New International Airport, but it was abruptly canceled in late 2018. Instead, the Federal government of Mexico plans to build an international airport at Santa Lucía airbase north of the city.

Santa Lucía Airport
Aerial view of Santa Lucia Airport construction site.
Aerial view of cancelled Texcoco Airport.

Beijing Daxing International Airport

The airport is already opened but still under construction. The airport is planned to be able to handle 120 to 200 million passengers after completion of final phase in 2040.

Beijing Daxing Airport
Aerial view of Beijing Daxing.

Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport

New international airport for the city of Qingdao in the Shandong Province in China. It will replace the old Liuting airport.

Qingdao Jiaodong main terminal.

Istanbul Airport

The new Istanbul Airport is already opened and now the main airport of the city. It is still under construction waiting for completion of stages two and three till 2025.

Istanbul Yeni Havalimani Airport
Istanbul Yeni Havalimani Airport main building

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

Construction site of the new airport about 50 km outside Chengdu. The new airport will be the third largest hub in China, serving 80 to 100 million passengers per year.

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
Aerial view of Chengdu Tianfu.

Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport

Construction site of new airport on Dadeng island. After completion of final phase, the airport will serve 85 million passengers and 2 million tons of cargo annually by 2040.

Xiamen Xiang’an International Airport building model.