Offering more links to Central and South America than any European airport, the Madrid-Barajas International Airport is on its way to becoming a major hub with worldwide connections. But existing terminals cannot adequately handle the current volume of air travelers; as a result, Spain’s Airports and Air Navigation Administration, AENA, has embarked on an ambitious expansion program.

In joint venture, PB is providing program management services for the program, which will nearly double the airport’s capacity to more than 70 million passengers a year. The expansion includes a new 63-gate terminal complex with a remote satellite, two new runways and associated taxiways and aprons, a people mover to connect the new terminal and satellite facilities, and improved landside access and associated support facilities.

“It is one of the largest airport expansion projects in the world,” says Peter Wright, PB’s Project Manager.