Barranquilla is a major economic centre on the Atlantic coast of Colombia, with a major port and links to other regional centres. It has experienced substantial growth in recent years, and it was recognised that the transport infrastructure needed to improve to meet growing demand. As the largest airport in the Atlantico department of Colombia, with traffic of 2.6 million passengers a year, it was also recognised that the quality of Barranquilla Airport needed to improve to reach international standards and better serve the region. Barranquilla Airport serves domestic and international travellers with direct routes to Miami and Panama. For this reason, the decision was made to redevelop the airport using a PPP contract, with construction and operations to take place concurrently for the first three years.

The construction work to be delivered includes the improvement of the domestic and international terminal, as well as the construction of a corporate terminal. The runway was fully rehabilitated and repaved as part of the PPP scope.