Overview

• Works began at 08:00 on September 20 under an ANAC-ordered closure, with contractor Obring S.A. starting demolition and a reopening targeted for 08:00 on December 29.
• Santa Fe is investing ARS 36,555,666,186.70 after assuming the project when the national licitation was annulled.
• The plan includes full reconstruction of the 3,000‑meter runway and a new lighting and balizamiento system to achieve Category III operations, enabling wide‑body jets of up to roughly 350 passengers and low‑visibility approaches.
• Commercial flights are suspended for about three months with services reprogrammed or diverted by airlines, while Renaper offices inside the terminal remain open on their published schedule.
• Airlines have published summer 2026 schedules featuring about 50 weekly international flights, including Aerolíneas Argentinas to Cabo Frío, Florianópolis and Rio, Gol daily to Rio plus Florianópolis and São Paulo, Latam with more Lima and new São Paulo, Copa resuming daily Panama service, and Flybondi/OLA adding Cabo Frío and new Maceió.