Mexico City's Benito Juárez International Airport (Mexico's largest, handling around 120,000 passengers daily) is pushing to finish a $500 million overhaul with less than a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off, with more than 3,000 workers operating up to 20 hours a day amid active terminals. The first phase of the year-long renovation — which includes new facades, upgraded restrooms, replaced flooring across roughly 100,000 square metres, and a doubling of AI-enabled security cameras — is over 90% complete, though officials say ageing infrastructure and missing original blueprints have caused more complications than anticipated. The project, fully self-funded by the airport and overseen by the Mexican Navy since 2023, reflects a broader push by President Claudia Sheinbaum to modernise an facility long plagued by flooding, leaking roofs and overcrowding; a second phase is scheduled to follow after the tournament ends.