India is planning a nationwide overhaul of its aviation backbone, rolling out its most aggressive expansion yet with up to $40 billion planned through to 2040. Airbus forecasts the commercial fleet will triple to 2,250 aircraft by 2035, even as the airport network expands from 149 to 200‑plus, backed by parallel build‑outs in maintenance-repair-operations (MRO), hangars, vertiports, air traffic control modernization and clean‑energy aviation assets.
The estimated $18-24 billion airport procurement pipeline over the next four years is shifting from mega-hubs to a wider grid of small and mid‑sized airports, opening global opportunities. Planned upgrades include terminal expansions, longer runways, larger aprons, new tech blocks and expanded city‑side assets. Greenfield sites include Parandur, Puri, Dholera, Kota, Alwar, Mandi, Raichur, Doloo, Kottayam, Sonepur and Saharsa.
Business aviation growth is triggering over 30 new terminals this decade—a $1.2–1.8 billion build‑out—while some $4-5 billion in cargo infrastructure is planned across 20–25 airports.
“India’s aviation‑infrastructure push has become far more predictable and investible, with liberalized foreign direct investment norms, stronger regulators, clearer concession frameworks and wider use of arbitration improving contractual certainty,” says Sonam Chandwani, managing partner, KS Legal & Associates.
Tata Projects Ltd. (TPL) managing director and CEO Vinayak Pai says the company is moving into deeper roles across airports, MRO complexes, renewable‑energy power bases, and cargo and logistics infrastructure.
TPL's partnership with Yamuna International Airport and Zurich Airport International for Delhi’s second international airport at Jewar is “one of our most iconic programs.” The scope includes a terminal, a 4‑km runway, airside and landside systems, utilities, cargo terminal, an air traffic control tower and ancillary facilities with a workforce exceeding 100,000, he adds.
“A runway looks simple but is extremely complex," he notes. "You move layer by layer, integrate electrical conduits, design drainage and future‑proof the entire system."
Renewable energy systems, rainwater harvesting and sustainable materials have been integrated. Connectivity is anchored by the Yamuna Expressway, with future multimodal links planned. Designed for long‑term expansion, the airport will scale to 70 million passengers annually, two runways, expanded terminal capacity and aircraft maintenance infrastructure.
15/05/2026 Neelam Mathews/Engineering News-Record
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