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Originally Posted by Croon
So Delta and Southwest could be competing for space at new terminal in the next decade, which we've kinda heard before. Conceptual renders suggest a mid-size terminal "at least 20 gates" (often mentioned in articles) compared to BJT with room to grow and scale. Seems like the wise thing would be to double capacity, so that's 30-35 gates. This article here suggests construction could be complete by 2030, which seems very quick. I thought it would be later in the decade like 2033-35. I think the new arrival/departure hall, on the other side of the drop-off/pick-up lanes, is due a few years later than the new terminal, if I recall correctly.
If those things see completion, it will basically feel like a new airport, akin to what PIT just accomplished.
https://www.kxan.com/news/local/aust...sion-upgrades/
Austin airport secures more than $100 million in federal funding for expansion, upgrades
by: Christopher Adams
Posted: Dec 8, 2025 / 03:43 PM CST
Updated: Dec 8, 2025 / 06:18 PM CST
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin-Bergstrom International Airport has secured more than $100 million in federal funding for its expansion project, airport officials announced Monday.
AUS said it received a Letter of Intent (LOI) from the Federal Aviation Administration for $108 million in long-term federal reimbursements. The money will go toward the airport’s Airfield Capacity Improvements Project, including upgrades to infrastructure and new taxiways.
The funding will also pay for part of Journey with AUS — the airport’s expansion program. The airport plans to build a second terminal with more than 20 new gates to support extensive passenger growth over recent years. |
The new concourse has always been a flex plan in terms of gates with the port waiting as long as possible on committing. Right now, they've only really committed to and are locked in to the new taxiway.
We should find out soon if the plan is to do a full buildout of the new concourse and demo/move the de-icing facility. This would make it roughly the same length of BJ terminal (at least before the international expansion). I can't remember how many gates that would be but I can find it later. Going to make another vid for it.
The next step would be starting prep work on the 2nd center concourse which would be exactly where the ATC tower is and (obvi) a new tower as a part of that project. The tower would be part of the concourse instead of free standing.
I hope that's the last expansion we will need and high speed trains will canabalize a lot of use but if not, then there is another parallel concourse they can build along with a 2nd terminal on the south part of the port.
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