Felipe Ángeles International Airport (AIFA) has received several credits from the Mexican development bank, Bancomext, Banobras and the National Infrastructure Fund (FONADIN).
For the development of the AIFA construction project in 2021, Bancomext granted and placed credit for 1,215 million pesos for the purchase of equipment, and installation of furniture and equipment in waiting rooms; tunnels and roundabouts to connect terminals with aircraft, as well as the supply of aluminum for various installations.
At the end of 2021, Nafin provided 100% of the line formalized in 2020, amounting to 100 million pesos, to support the development of the airport construction project.
In 2021, Banobras and FONADIN provided financing for several connectivity road projects related to the AIFA. These projects included the expansion of the Siervo de la Nación Highway to improve airport access. Additional work was done on the Naucalpan-Ecatepec, Mexico-Pachuca, and Tultepec-AIFA-Pyramids highways, along with several junctions. By December 2021, a total of 23,123 million pesos were granted in financing.
Banobras also supported the development of connection works between the Circuito Exterior Mexiquense and the airport. The bank provided a guarantee for half of the syndicated loan for this project.
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In the same way, it has participated in the development of the expansion of the Buenavista-Cuautitlán Urban Railway, for which, in addition to the restructuring of existing loans, in October 2021 a Fonadin loan was granted for up to 400 million pesos, to start the preliminary construction, adaptation and modification works for the Lechería-AIFA Section.
The first element of the plan is that Sedena and its Group of Engineers build two commercial runways, a military runway, a commercial passenger terminal and a control tower at the Santa Lucía military airport located in the municipality of Zumpango, State of Mexico.
The Santa Lucía airport is located about 45 kilometers north of the Mexico City International Airport (AICM). Brigadier General Gustavo Ricardo Vallejo Suárez, Director of the Sedena-AIFA Engineering Group, presented plans for the Santa Lucía Base. The goal is to reach 190,000 take-off and landing operations per year. This will be coordinated with the other two airports, Toluca and AICM.
The new commercial section of the airport will be built using prefabricated and modular materials. The estimated budget for this project is $4.1 billion. And the airport will include PBN navigation systems and a total of three runways—one existing and two new. Its initial capacity is set at 20 million passengers. In the long term, the airport could expand to accommodate 80 million to 120 million passengers.
Additionally, Sedena plans to develop an intermodal passenger transport station. This station will integrate light rail, bus lines, and an underground metro station. These improvements aim to offer comprehensive transportation solutions.