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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT
I believe Concourse B could have about 40 gates at full build-out. As for the future - the 2nd "terminal" concept has long been canceled/no longer necessary (as they are building a new terminal attached to the BJT).
ABIA will continue to build satellite concourses as needed. ABIA has a new long-term plan to be able to continue to construct concourses out to Concourse E or F and handle over 80 million PAX. Think ATL and DEN.
ABIA will fully build out long before high-speed rail ever takes a continental-wide foothold. Look at Europe and Asia, they have pretty good/connected rail services yet their airports are still expanding. Flights and rail are not mutually exclusive.
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They still plan on the 2nd terminal in the long term. I've seen very recent site plans showing as much. However, they still have more expansions for BJT on the east side and 2 concourses that would be ahead of it.
As such, a "bull build out" is very far in the future. If the US can get high speed rail off the ground then it surely will affect capacity demands however that's not saying the airport will go away.
The full build out would be 3 center concourses and then the existing concourse attached to BJT and a future concourse/terminal on the souths side for a total of 5.
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