Construction begins on new terminal at Las Américas International Airport

Work has started on the columns of a new terminal at Las Américas International Airport in the Dominican capital, with a US$400 million investment and a scheduled delivery in 2028. The project is being carried out by VINCI Construction Grands Projets and VINCI Energies together with local subcontractors Acero Estrella, Solucreto and the Profas consortium.

The development also includes a US$20 million rehabilitation of runway 17‑35, a US$20 million installation of a new baggage handling system in the existing terminal, and a building of more than 40,000 square metres that will add capacity for up to four million additional passengers per year. The new terminal will operate independently and in parallel with the current terminal and the project includes access roads, parking areas, a new aviation apron with a taxiway, an Energy Center with decarbonised cooling technology, a solar plant and a rehabilitated wastewater‑treatment plant.