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Starts 12/31/2030 SCHEDULED 82% CONFIDENCEGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "Phase I is expected to open in 2030 with two runways and capacity for 60 million passengers."

Start: Dec 31, 203075% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

Bishoftu International Airport

Ethiopia has begun construction on the $12.5BN Bishoftu International Airport, designed for up to 110 million passengers a year and billed as Africa's biggest aviation project.

Construction of Bishoftu International Airport began on 10 January 2026 with a groundbreaking attended by PM Abiy Ahmed; Ethiopian Airlines leads the project^[2][3]
It sits nearly 30 miles southeast of Addis Ababa; phase one is due in 2030 with two runways and 60 million passengers a year, growing to 110 million when complete^[2][3]
Cost is $12.5 billion; Ethiopian Airlines says it will invest 30% of equity while about $8 billion is still to be secured, with the US, China and Italy in talks, and analysts call the 2030 target at risk if funding slips^[2]
Zaha Hadid Architects designed an X-shaped 660,000 sq m terminal inspired by the Great Rift Valley, with up to 80% transit passengers^[2]
Resettlement is contested: the airline says it spent $350 million and built 1,400 homes, while the airport reportedly displaced over 15,000 people and some residents say they got no compensation, which the city denies^[2][3]

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Cost $12.5B

References 382% CONFIDENCE

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youtube.com/watch?v=GPh5xtXWwT8
youtube.com· Posted Sep 14, 2026· Starts Dec 31, 2030 ✓· 55% of score
Given as scheduled, per the source: "Phase I is expected to open in 2030 with two runways and capacity for 60 million passengers."
[2]88%
Africa's biggest airport is being built in Ethiopia for $12.5 billion – CNN
cnn.com· Published Feb 1, 2026· 23% of score
CNN's own headline and 1 February 2026 publish date independently describe Bishoftu as 'Africa's biggest airport' being built for $12.5 billion, consistent with the pin's project claim, though the page itself returned a legal/regional access block (HTTP 451) and could not be fetched directly.
[3]92%
Ethiopian Airlines Marks the Groundbreaking of Bishoftu International Airport Construction
corporate.ethiopianairlines.com· Published Jan 10, 2026· 21% of score
Ethiopian Airlines' own press release confirms construction began with a groundbreaking ceremony on 10 January 2026, with Phase One 'projected to finish by 2030' - consistent with the pin's stored end-of-2030 target, though the release itself marks the start of construction rather than its completion.

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