World’s Most Sustainable Airport to Come Soon

Many Mexicans would agree that a new airport in Mexico City is long overdue. Over a third of all domestic flights that route through the city’s current international airport were late in the first half of 2016

Many Mexicans would agree that a new airport in Mexico City is long overdue. Over a third of all domestic flights that route through the city’s current international airport were late in the first half of 2016, according to official figures. This targets the outdated facility struggling to process over 30 million passengers a year.

On Mexico City’s eastern edge, the $11.4 billion NAICM (Nuevo Aeropuerto Internacional de la Ciudad de México) is scheduled to open in 2020 and likely to offer beleaguered travelers more than a little respite. London-based architectural firm Foster + Partners is collaborating with Mexican architect Fernando Romero and NACO (Netherlands Airport Consultants) to create a design with quadrupled capacity, but as the world’s most sustainable airport.

Learn more about the airport in ArchiExpo e-Magazine’s latest issue “In the Air”.