Americas airports have nearly $100 BILLION in capital needs. Airfield Capacity and Standards Thats $19 Billion $20 BILLION a year. Reconstruction $15 Billion Where is that money AIRPORT INFRASTRUCTURE needed most to make Surface Access UNMET NEEDS airports better for air $13 Billion passengers? Annually, airports generate about $10 billion to fund infrastructure projects. That leaves airports more than $10 billion short when investing in local airport infrastructure.