Naples International Airport at Capodichino has an approved development roadmap to 2035. The masterplan, reported as approved by ENAC in August 2026, programs more than 250 million euros in investment, with around 230 million euros expected from private resources.
The plan sets a traffic target of 17.3 million passengers per year in 2035, without increasing the maximum number of movements that can be handled per hour. That figure is a forecast in the plan, not a result already achieved.
Where the money goes
Reporting by Il Mattino divides the budget into three main blocks: 93 million euros for flight infrastructure, 62 million euros for the terminal, and 95 million euros for roads, airport buildings and sustainability.
The overall total is described as "over 250 million euros." The sources consulted do not give a final definitive cost or an updated financial breakdown beyond that allocation.
More space: 170,000 square metres and a new extra-Schengen terminal
The plan provides for the acquisition of about 170,000 square metres of new areas and construction of an extra-Schengen terminal of about 15,000 square metres.
Also planned are new aircraft parking stands, a cargo-logistics area, and an airport hotel. The sources do not provide a complete construction timetable or firm completion dates for each individual project.
Growing without more flights per hour
A central point of the plan is growth without raising the hourly capacity limit. The forecast increase to 17.3 million annual passengers would be pursued through larger aircraft, a higher load factor, and more efficient flight scheduling.
For readers, this distinction matters: the plan points to fuller and larger aircraft and better use of existing slots, rather than to more takeoffs and landings per hour.
Sustainability, roads and public space
More than 13 million euros are allocated to environmental sustainability measures.
On access, the plan includes a new ring road, a second exit onto Viale Maddalena, and the burial of the viale. These works are presented as tools to improve accessibility and to create green spaces, public areas, and cycle-pedestrian paths.
What to watch next
Several practical points remain open in the published sources. There is no full schedule of works, so travellers should not treat any individual opening date as confirmed. It is also not clarified whether all of the new areas have already been acquired or are still subject to procedures.
The 17.3 million passenger figure should be read as the plan's 2035 scenario. Whether traffic develops through larger aircraft and higher load factors as envisaged will determine how closely the airport follows that trajectory.