Bugesera International Airport Imirimo irarimbanyije

Construction of Rwanda’s new airport in Bugesera Ongoing activities include works on the main horizontal infrastructure such as runways, drainage concrete works, earthwork platforms, aircraft parking, connecting taxiways, and internal service roads. The new airport located about 40 kilometers south of Kigali is expected to be completed by late 2026, at an estimated cost of $2 billion.
Once completed, the new airport will boast a 130,000-square-meter main terminal building capable of initially accommodating 8 million passengers annually.

Mu kiganiro cy’ihuriro Qatar Economic Forum cyabaye kuri uyu wa 15 Gicurasi 2024, Makolo yagize ati “Imirimo yo kucyubaka irakomeje, turi ku musozo wo kubaka igice cyo ku butaka, dukomereza ku cyo hejuru. Dutegereje ko 2027/2028 ikibuga cy’indege kizaba cyatangiye gukora.”
Iki kibuga cy’indege cyatangiye kubakwa na Leta y’u Rwanda mu 2017, aho byari biteganyijwe ko kizuzuza mu 2024. Mu mwaka wakurikiyeho, Qatar Airways yifuje gushyiraho uruhare rwayo, hanozwa inyigo yo kucyagura ku buryo mu 2026 cyari kuzura gitwaye miliyari ebyiri z’amadolari.

Umuyobozi Mukuru w’ikigo cya Leta y’u Rwanda gishinzwe gukurikirana ingendo z’indege n’ibikorwa by’ubukerarugendo buzishingiyeho (ATL), Jules Ndanga, aherutse gutangaza ko Qatar Airways ifite uruhare rwa 60% muri uyu mushinga, u Rwanda rwo rukagiramo 40%.
Yagize ati “Ubu bafite 60%, Leta y’u Rwanda ifite 40%. Cya kibuga twari kubaka turi mu muhigo wacu cyanganaga na miliyoni 400 Frw. Ubu ngubu ukibariye cyose hamwe, bigera kuri miliyari 2 z’amadolari.”