Upcoming Airport Projects in India 2026: EPC Leads

Projects India currently tracks 360 upcoming airport and aviation infrastructure projects across the country, of which 44 are marked verified in our database. Four new projects were added in the last 90 days — compared with one in the 90 days before that — and the combined recorded cost of projects with a known value stands at approximately Rs 3.96 lakh crore. For EPC teams, equipment suppliers and consultants, the pipeline has rarely been larger or more active.

Upcoming airport projects in India: at a glance

Largest upcoming airport projects in India: project table

The table below lists the highest-value entries from our aviation infrastructure projects database, covering greenfield, brownfield and expansion schemes.

Three projects are already in active construction — Navi Mumbai (Raigarh), the Bengaluru terminal building and Mopa — making them immediate targets for civil, MEP and fit-out contractors. The Parandur and Delhi expansion projects, both still under approvals, represent the next wave of large tendering activity. The Jewar project appears in our records under two separate promoting entities, reflecting the layered structure of PPP airport development where the state authority and the concession company each drive distinct work packages.

Where the projects are: state-by-state distribution

Maharashtra leads all states with 66 projects in our database, driven by the scale of the Navi Mumbai airport cluster and the CIDCO and Maharashtra Airport Development Company portfolios. Uttar Pradesh (29) and Gujarat (28) follow, with Karnataka (23) and Andhra Pradesh (22) rounding out the top five. As the chart below shows, activity is concentrated in large states with multiple airports in different stages simultaneously.

For suppliers targeting Karnataka specifically, the terminal building passenger project at Devanahalli, Bengaluru (Rs 14,867 crore, construction started) and the Light utility helicopters project by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited at Biderehalla Kaval, Tumkuru (Rs 6,300 crore, construction started) are both active. In Andhra Pradesh, the Bhogapuram International Airport project has entries at both the planning and approvals stages, suggesting procurement groundwork is now in motion. Teams tracking industrial activity in Andhra Pradesh more broadly will find the Bhogapuram scheme sits alongside a larger wave of infrastructure investment in the state. On the West Bengal pipeline, our records include a related update on the Kalyani greenfield airport — see the land identification news entry for the latest position.

Project stages: where opportunities sit right now

Stage distribution is the most useful filter for a sales or business-development team. As the chart below shows, the single largest cohort — 173 projects — sits at the Under Approvals stage, followed by 87 at Construction Started and 70 at Planning.

Under Approvals is the right moment to establish relationships: environmental clearances, land acquisition and detailed project reports are being finalised, and EPC pre-qualification is often announced before a project formally moves to tender. Construction Started projects are buying now — civil works, steel, concrete, passenger boarding bridges, baggage handling systems, airfield lighting and IT infrastructure are all in active procurement. Planning-stage projects are earlier but worth watching; the Purandar Pune airport (Rs 7,500 crore) and the Mamandur Chennai site (Rs 4,500 crore) will generate very large packages once they advance.

Most active promoters driving India's airport pipeline

Airports Authority of India is the dominant force in our database with 187 projects and a combined recorded cost of around Rs 60,679 crore — a portfolio that spans greenfield, brownfield, runway extensions and terminal upgrades simultaneously. Maharashtra Airport Development Company Limited follows with 15 projects worth around Rs 28,242 crore, while Delhi International Airport Private Limited has three projects with a combined recorded cost of around Rs 48,000 crore. As the chart below shows, a relatively small number of promoters account for a disproportionate share of investment value.

CIDCO (four projects, ~Rs 19,000 crore), GMR Goa International Airports Limited (three projects, ~Rs 13,500 crore) and Bangalore International Airport Limited (three projects, ~Rs 16,225 crore) are the other private or quasi-government entities with significant near-term pipelines. Understanding which promoter is driving which project — and which work package — is essential before approaching a project, since the procurement contact at AAI differs from the one at a PPP concessionaire.

Recent additions: projects entered in the last 90 days

Four projects were added to our aviation infrastructure database in the 90 days before October 2026, all in southern India and all promoted by the Airports Authority of India:

• Domestic Terminal Building, Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh — Rs 350 crore; Nearly Completion stage. Fit-out, snagging and commissioning vendors are the relevant audience here.
• Satellite Terminal, Meenambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu — cost not yet recorded; Planning stage. An early-stage entry worth monitoring for concept and design appointments.
• Chennai Airport Phase II (T3), Meenambakkam — Rs 2,467 crore; Construction Started. Civil and MEP packages are likely in active procurement.
• Rapid Exit Taxiways and Taxiway Works, Meenambakkam, Chennai — Rs 230 crore; Construction Started. Airfield ground lighting, pavement and drainage contractors are the target audience.

The clustering of three simultaneous AAI entries at Chennai suggests a coordinated multi-package expansion programme at that airport, with different works at different procurement stages running in parallel.

What this means for suppliers and contractors

The stage of a project determines what it is buying and who the right contact is. Here is how to read the pipeline:

• Planning stage (70 projects): Engage now for concept design, feasibility, master planning and environmental impact assessment mandates. Structural, geotechnical and traffic consultants are most active at this stage.
• Under Approvals (173 projects): The largest cohort. EPC contractors should be building relationships with promoters, preparing pre-qualification documents and tracking DGCA, MoEFCC and state-level clearance timelines. Equipment vendors should be engaging on long-lead items — passenger boarding bridges, baggage handling systems, airfield lighting.
• Approvals Received (11 projects): Tendering is imminent. The Y J Gabriel International Airport at Bacheli, Chhattisgarh (Rs 5,000 crore) sits here.
• Construction Started (87 projects): Active procurement. Concrete, structural steel, precast, MEP systems, IT and security integration, interior fit-out, ground support equipment, runway pavement and drainage are all in scope depending on the specific package.
• Nearly Completion (4 projects): Commissioning, testing and punch-list vendors — including aviation systems integrators and maintenance contractors — are the right fit.

For companies registered in the contractor and supplier directory, being associated with the right project categories ensures incoming RFQ traffic from the promoters listed above. The airport construction companies directory also lists the firms most active on the civil side of this pipeline.

How to track these projects

The 360 projects in this scope move through stages continuously — a Planning-stage entry can receive approvals and go to tender within months. Projects India maintains a live aviation infrastructure projects database that is updated as promoters announce EPC tenders, issue notices of award or publish revised cost estimates. Subscribers receive alerts when a tracked project changes stage, when a new promoter entry is added or when a tender is floated against a project already in the pipeline. A free sample project report is available so procurement and business-development teams can assess the depth of data before committing. For active tenders linked to aviation infrastructure schemes, the live government tenders section filters by sector and state. The full national pipeline — 84,671 projects across all sectors — is accessible through the projects intelligence database.