Improvements set to modernise infrastructure at Puerto Rican airport

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Jacobs will provide consulting services to support capital improvements at Puerto Rico’s main airport.

Jacobs has been chosen by airport operator, Aerostar Airport Holdings, to participate in a selected group to provide architecture and engineering consulting services in support of capital improvements at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The capital improvement programme addresses infrastructure improvements, increasing passenger and aircraft traffic demand and mitigates future climate change impacts.

At SJU, Jacobs will provide consulting services across airfield, landside, infrastructure and facilities development efforts at the airport, which currently accounts for more than 90% of the island’s total passenger volume and serves as a hub for the wider Caribbean.

Jacobs senior vice president Chrissy Thom said: “At Jacobs, we look toward the future. With passenger growth up over 40% at San Juan’s international airport in the last decade and a changing climate impacting the island, preparing for what’s next is critical. We’re shaping the future of safe, efficient air travel and improving resilience for the island’s transportation network with smart, connected and secure systems.”

SJU is the primary international airport of Puerto Rico serving the capital municipality of San Juan and its metropolitan area. Covering 1,600 acres, SJU is located in the beach-front district of Isla Verde in the municipality of Carolina. With 12,197,553 million passengers in 2023, SJU is the busiest airport in the Caribbean, where it serves as a major gateway into the region.

The airport is owned by the Puerto Rico Ports Authority and managed by Aerostar Airport Holdings, a public–private partnership which was awarded a lease by the government of Puerto Rico to operate and manage the airport for 40 years beginning in 2013.