Overview
- The first phase was delivered by President Claudia Sheinbaum on Saturday, May 30, and the upgraded systems began operating with higher capacity from June 1.
- Officials say the work covered 394,000 square meters across Terminals 1 and 2, recovered 34,000 square meters of passenger space, and cost 6,500 million pesos drawn from the airport’s autogenerados revenues.
- Operational upgrades include a target capacity of up to 46 movements per hour, new rapid‑exit taxiways labeled D1 and D2, a SIGA airport management system, 3,629 AI‑enabled cameras, upgraded Wi‑Fi, and 40 e‑Gates for migration processing.
- Security screening lines were increased by about 25% to cut peak inspection times to roughly four minutes, baggage delivery and migration waits were reduced, and authorities say the works were done without stopping daily airport operations.
- Hours after the handover a localized smoke incident in Terminal 2 boarding areas 63–74, traced to restaurant equipment, triggered emergency protocols but was contained with no injuries or material damage reported, and further phases of work totaling about 10,000 million pesos are planned later in 2026.