(Credit: ABIA)
The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport HAS opened Phase I of the new 9-gate expansion. The expansion became operational on Barbara Jordan’s birthday, Feb. 21 with a Delta to Atlanta flight at 5:40 a.m.
The terminal and apron expansion is a $350 million project. The project includes:
- Adding nine new gates to the terminal, which increases the total number of gates to 34. This includes increasing international flight gates from two to six.
- The terminal expansion project is nearly 175,000 square feet and includes:
- 88,359 square feet of concourse space
- 52,282 square feet of apron level space for baggage makeup conveyors, additional inbound baggage systems, airline operations space, airport support space, and other related ancillary facilities
- 28,205 square feet of mezzanine and platform level space
- 5,770 square feet of outdoor east terrace.
- Expanding the paved aircraft area around the terminal by 48 acres to better accommodate larger and more aircraft and increased overnight aircraft parking at Austin’s airport.
- Designed to meet LEED Silver certification for overall energy and environmental sustainability.
- The original Barbara Jordan Terminal was designed to serve 11 million passengers annually. In 2018, the airport served 15.8 million annual passengers.
- 175,000 square feet of the new terminal, gate area, and wider concourse space will be added. The terminal, if stood on end it would be taller than the Frost Tower in downtown Austin.
- 6,000 tons of steel was used in the construction of the 9-gate expansion.
- Twenty consulting firms were engaged with a five-person, all women on-site project delivery team.
