P&R locks in £24m. as top price for Alderney runway

Guernsey Press
12 Jan 2026

Alderney’s runway is returning to the Guernsey political agenda – this time with a hard price tag of £24m.

After previous dreams of a runway extension and airport rebuild were scuppered on receipt of a £37m. tender for what should have been a £24m. project, the States of both islands have worked up new ‘do minimum’ plan that must not cost any more than the budgeted £24m. allocated by Guernsey.

The process will need to move rapidly too. The States wants to go out to tender this spring and be ready to start work in April 2027, with construction work finished by the end of that year. If not achieved, the project might be delayed by 12 months...

P&R locks in £24m. as top price for Alderney runway - Guernsey Press - 12 Jan 2026