Bishoftu International Airport

Bishoftu International Airport is a proposed airport development which will serve Bishoftu, Ethiopia.

Nov-2025. Ethiopian Airlines Group reported the following updates on the Bishoftu International Airport (BIA) project:

• Ethiopian released the project information memorandum, financial model and supporting documents for the project to prospective lenders;
• Prequalification of engineering, procurement and construction contractors is underway and bid submissions are expected by mid Dec-2025;
• Phase one of the airport will accommodate up to 60 million passengers p/a. The first phase is valued at approximately USD12.5 billion and is expected to be completed by 2030. When fully developed, the airport will have capacity to handle 110 million passengers p/a;
• The airport will be approximately 40km southwest of Addis Ababa;
• Ethiopian Airlines Group is the project sponsor, supported by the African Development Bank as initial mandated lead arranger, Dar Al-Handasah Consultants as technical advisor, KPMG as financial advisor and Clyde & Co as legal advisor.

Oct-2025.

03-Oct-2025. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew stated the first phase of construction for the new Bishoftu Airport will commence in early Jan-2026. Mr Tasew confirmed the project will require capital investment of approximately USD10 billion, of which Ethiopian Airlines Group will contribute 30% and lenders will provide 70%.

01-Oct-2025.  US Department of State's Senior Advisor for Africa Massad Boulos announced he met with Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Mesfin Tasew to discuss Mr Tasew's "ambitious vision for a new, world class international airport that will need world class US equipment". The US Government is expected to provide support for the construction of the new airport at Bishoftu, 40km from Addis Ababa. The USD10 billion Abusera International Airport project is expected to...