President Bukele laying the first stone of the project. Yesterday, President Nayib Bukele symbolically began the construction of phase one of the Pacific Airport by laying the first stone of the project. This airport is one of his flagship projects, which seeks to revitalize the eastern part of the country.
Nayib Bukele pointed out that this first phase of the airport, which is expected to begin operating in 2027, has been financed with 320 million loaned by the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF).
Phase one is already under construction and has a cost of $320 million…. Those $320 million are thanks to the support of the Development Bank of Latin America…. President Nayib Bukele.
The President also highlighted that the first phase will cost $386.4 million, with funding sources including $320 million from the Development Bank of Latin America, $16.4 million from the government of Spain, and $50 million from Salvadoran funds.
President Bukele remarked that the new airport is expected to handle 300,000 passengers and approximately 2,000 flights per year in its initial phase. In the second phase, capacity would expand to 8,000 flights and one million passengers annually.
The second phase of the Pacific Airport will be another larger terminal and the first phase will be for private flights. The runway will be extended to 3 thousand meters, and 8 additional boarding gates will be built. We hope to have 8,000 flights and one million passengers per year. President Nayib Bukele.
“We are making a historic investment in the eastern region of El Salvador of $1,424.8 million,” expressed President Bukele.
- $400 million, Port of La Union
- $160 million, Gerardo Barrios Peripheral
- $386 million, Pacific Airport
- $11 million, San Antonio bridge, San Miguel
- $12.5 million, Carolina Bridge, San Miguel
- $41 million, Punta Mango highway, Usulután – San Miguel
- $28 million, El Mozote, Morazan
- $385.4 in other works
Once the third phase of the airport is completed, it is expected to handle five million passengers and have 40,000 operations per year, in addition to generating 50,000 jobs.
Yesterday’s symbolic event was attended by U.S. Ambassador William Duncan, Spain’s Ambassador Sonia Isabel Álvarez, and Max Alonso, representative of the Development Bank of Latin America (CAF).
