ACSA infrastructure investment plan, South Africa – update

Engineering News
Sheila Barradas
24 July 2026

In accordance with the five-year permission recently granted by the Regulating Committee, ACSA has allocated R21.7-billion towards airport infrastructure developments focused on refurbishments, improvements and statutory compliance over the next five years.

Programmes include:

Chief Dawid Stuurman (Port Elizabeth) - Capacity expansion projects

OR Tambo - New Mid-field Cargo terminal, and at a later date, the Mid-field Passenger Terminal. Also, extension of bussing gates, to Terminal A, and expanding the retail, seating and holding lounge areas. And as part of Phase 2 a new mezzanine level will be built.

Cape Town (CTIA) - Landside developments across landside facilities, terminal infrastructure and airfield operations including construction of a new domestic arrivals terminal; the extension of the existing domestic departures terminal, including three additional passenger loading bridges with contact stands, and expanded lounge facilities; and upgrades within the international terminal.  Landside infrastructure programme includine expansion of the car rental precinct at R205-million, construction of a new Code F compliant runway with associated airfield services, two new Code F aircraft contact stands, the reconfiguration of an existing Code E aircraft stand to accommodate Code F aircraft and three new narrow-body Code C aircraft stands...

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