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Ministerio de Obras Públicas aprueba oferta de diseño para ampliar Aeropuerto Internacional Arturo Merino Benítez de Santiago por more than 16 billion pesos. Consultora IDOM-Vidal will lead the project that includes the construction of a third passenger terminal, a third runway and new accesses. Planned expansion for the coming decades seeks to triple the airport’s capacity and modernize it to international standards, with more than 2,300 hectares of surface area and 1 million square meters of terminals.

Chile’s Ministry of Public Works has approved a design proposal aimed at tripling the capacity of Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport in Santiago, with a price tag exceeding 16 billion pesos.

Officials announced Saturday that the IDOM-Vidal consulting firm successfully completed the technical stage of the bidding process for the design project, which will outline the airport’s future growth.

Design to Triple Santiago Airport Capacity

According to the ministry, the design encompasses the implementation of a third passenger terminal, a third runway, and new access routes to the country’s primary air travel hub, among other structures.

The proposal envisions construction taking place over the coming decades, with a total cost exceeding 16 billion pesos.

Undersecretary of Public Works, Danilo Núñez, stated that this move will significantly elevate Chile’s air passenger transport capabilities and bring it in line with major airports worldwide, tripling capacity and improving connections to the capital’s Metro system.

The plan requires doubling the airport’s surface area to over 2,300 hectares, and expanding infrastructure to include more than one million square meters of terminal space, capable of handling 84 million passengers annually and managing 125 aircraft operations per hour.