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Also, why in the heck would you expand to 60 gates when 60 gates will not be needed at SAT for decades (NOTE: "60 gates" was chosen arbitrarily). Additionally, rents will skyrocket to a point where airlines find it cost prohibitive to continue some routes (and maybe pull out all together). I assure you, if SAT tries to expand beyond what is necessary, the airlines will fight it and more then likely win! |
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Cool down, please. Furthermore, it doesn't matter what on OLD master plan once stated. A new plan is needed for SAT. |
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That said, I disagree vehemently with what he said. Our roads and highways are woefully behind the times. We, as a city, don't have a good history of building infrastructure to accommodate growth. That's why there is construction on every major artery in and out of SA. I admit that airports work different than highways, but this history of waiting until "traffic drives it" is not working. We just end up a city constantly catching up. And seeing as even now, the only answer is adding lanes, with no attention paid to public transport, or even future projections of growth, (how long do we have to see actual growth surpass projections until we learn?), this isn't changing anytime soon. |
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If building Terminal C fully would bring it to 40 gates (arbitrary), but they didn't build it completely as indicated in the illustration, it would only bring it to 38 gates (again... arbitrary). That's what I was questioning. I wouldn't expect them to even consider building Terminal D until years in the future. Here's the plan again so you can see what I mean. http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/f...expansion5.jpg p.s. - I see that the misunderstanding is my fault for replying to texboy in a way that didn't make it clear that I meant only Terminal C, as I had said in my original post. So with all that said, does anybody know the answer? |
There is a newer master plan than this one.
http://www.sanantonio.gov/Portals/0/...%20Summary.pdf As you can see on page 28, there is no call anymore for a Terminal D. This is the master plan that was used to construct the new rental car parking garage. There is no mention in this one for a Terminal D. That doesn't mean that it won't come back in the next master plan. |
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(edit) On second glance, that's from 2010, and it actually does show the exact same indication of partially completed Terminal C and future Terminal D (as an outline... but it's there on pp. 27 & 33). |
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Since some of you seem to be interested in this sort of thing.
https://webapp1.sanantonio.gov/RFPFi...6290605432.pdf |
I actually have it on good authority, and no, I can't say who, that the airport is looking to purchase property to the North and East of the NW-SE runways.
There are also rumors in high places that if they can't make that work, they may build a new airport in New Braunfels. And you guessed it, for the express purpose of accommodating today's larger airplanes, and to acquire more direct flights. The folks at SAT are well aware of the drain to Austin for cheaper flights, and direct flights. |
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San Antonio needs to stop seeing Austin as some door to the big time. They do not see San Antonio that way. We better wake up, and move forward on our own, Austin be damned. (BTW: New Braunfels is closer to Austin than the current airport.) |
And I can say that San Antonio utilities are bending over backward to supply SAT with maps, cost analysis, and any other ways they can help them acquire the property SAT is interested in buying, as they are very concerned with the lost revenue of SAT moving out of the city.
If they are taking it seriously, I will as well. |
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Hey everyone, we dont know who, but this is on good authority, so it must be true!!!
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I agree that the amount of land there would be re-purposed, but how long would that take? In the interim, revenue would be lost. |
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