As work on the first phase of the Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport expansion continues, Guinean authorities have announced their intention to move forward with phase two. The goal is to support growing air traffic and sustainably modernize the country’s airport infrastructure.

The Guinean government is getting ready to kick off Phase 2 of the Conakry airport expansion project. Details for the upcoming construction were ironed out during a meeting between Transport Minister Ousmane Gaoual Diallo and a team from the Turkish company Albayrak, which is handling Phase 1.

Phase 1, which started in 2023, is still underway. As of February 2025, it was about 85% complete, according to the Conakry Airport Management Company (SOGEAC). It was supposed to be finished by December 2024. The whole project includes building a big 32,000 square meter passenger terminal, a 3,600 square meter cargo terminal, a new control tower, administrative buildings, a fire station, a special presidential pavilion, a power plant, internal roads, and even a hotel complex.

This modernization effort aims to ease the strain on an already overcrowded facility. Ahmed Sékou Touré International Airport saw 788,879 passengers in 2024, which is well over its intended capacity of 500,000 passengers per year. So, Phase 2 is expected to add more infrastructure to handle the growing traffic in the medium and long run.

Beyond just this major airport project, the Guinean government sees this initiative as part of a bigger plan to overhaul the country's entire transportation system. This strategy also involves fixing up smaller airfields to boost domestic flights and getting the national airline back off the ground. On top of that, there's the ambition to create a connected transport network, supported by modernizing railways through the Simandou project and several ongoing road construction works.

Henoc Dossa