According to the operator, at the new airport under construction in Kyrgyzstan's Jalal-Abad region, earthworks for the runway are 90% complete, taxiways are 35% complete and the perimeter fencing is 95% complete.
Completion of construction is stated for autumn 2027. The preliminary cost of the project is estimated at 50–60 million US dollars. Kyrgyzstroyservice has been named as the contractor.
The 90% figure refers specifically to earthworks under the runway. Taxiways are about a third complete, so a large share of the airfield work is still ahead.
The project timeline has been consistent. In mid-October, Airports of Kyrgyzstan, after inspecting the sites, named the third quarter of 2027 for the new Jalal-Abad international airport and the end of 2026 for the new Osh terminal. We covered this here: https://www.flycentralasia.com/news/en/kyrgyzstan-osh-terminal-jalal-abad-airport-deadlines/
Jalal-Abad is part of the renewal of the airport network in the south of the country, together with Osh. In parallel, Kyrgyzstan is discussing cargo projects: the State Civil Aviation Agency has announced a plan for a cargo airport in Manas city, next to the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway route, able to take aircraft up to the Boeing 747: https://www.flycentralasia.com/news/en/kyrgyzstan-cargo-airport-manas-city-multimodal-logistics-hub-bostonov-boeing-747/
Equipment procurement for the country's airports is also under way: Kyrgyzaeronavigatsiya has launched a tender to expand the voice recording system at Manas and Osh airports by 41 channels, at an estimated cost of 13.6 million soms: https://www.flycentralasia.com/news/en/kyrgyzstan-air-traffic-control-recording-system-tender-bishkek-osh/
Our assessment: the project is at the stage of preparing the airfield, not finishing it. The autumn 2027 date looks like a benchmark that will depend on the pace of work on the taxiways, where 35% is done. For suppliers of engineering systems, airport equipment and cargo infrastructure, the project is of interest as it moves from earthworks to the following stages. This is the view of flycentralasia.