AUSTIN | ABIA Updates - Page 470

freerover · #**9381** Posted **Jan 4, 2026, 6:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Scuba

Given those were both people saying something's getting ready to happen, I'm assuming it's basically ended up as fake news! No video and no new CDG after all (CDG rumor was awhile back).

That's disappointing!

I didn't say anything was about to happen. I tried to talk about projected long term development in a community I thought would appreciate it and I got a bunch of gatekeeping BS in response. You can believe what you want but it's likely some of the port lurkers here know what site plan I was referring to.

GuruHopkins · #**9382** Posted **Jan 4, 2026, 8:59 PM**

In the new concourse B initially WN will get 18 gates, UA will get 5 gates NK will get 2 gates and there will be 1 common use gate for a total of 26 gates as of now on the initial build of concourse B.
Barbara Jordan terminal gate assignments will be 9 AA gates, 1 Alaska gate, 15 DL gates and 8 international gates, for a total of 33 gates.
The source is AA who I currently work for. Theses gate assignments is for the initial first phase as of today. With a half built concourse B.

I would post the screen shots from my email but I don't know how.

mumu · #**9383** Posted **Jan 4, 2026, 9:41 PM**

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Originally Posted by GuruHopkins

In the new concourse B initially WN will get 18 gates, UA will get 5 gates NK will get 2 gates and there will be 1 common use gate for a total of 26 gates as of now on the initial build of concourse B.
Barbara Jordan terminal gate assignments will be 9 AA gates, 1 Alaska gate, 15 DL gates and 8 international gates, for a total of 33 gates.
The source is AA who I currently work for. Theses gate assignments is for the initial first phase as of today. With a half built concourse B.

I would post the screen shots from my email but I don't know how.

Why is WN getting 18!? Are they adding that many new flights? I am concerned they're seeking to camp gates to keep them away from DL. Given DL's plan to make Austin a focus/hub city, they hypothetically could add 30-40+ cities with non-stops in just a few years, as long as they have the gate capacity.

LoneStarMike · #**9384** Posted **Jan 4, 2026, 10:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by mumu

Why is WN getting 18!? Are they adding that many new flights? I am concerned they're seeking to camp gates to keep them away from DL. Given DL's plan to make Austin a focus/hub city, they hypothetically could add 30-40+ cities with non-stops in just a few years, as long as they have the gate capacity.

It's been known for several months that WN would be getting at least 18 gates in the new Concourse B. Also the 8 international gates will more than likely be common use gates. (They are now.) DL and other airlines can use those gates for domestic flights when they're not being used for an international flight. DL and other airlines already do that now.

GuruHopkins · #**9385** Posted **Jan 4, 2026, 10:28 PM**

The 8 international gates are not planed to be common use they are dedicated for international use only as of now with only one gate dedicated for common use.
Currently UA has 3 gates, AA has 4 gates, WN has 10 gates, DL has 4 gates but two of those gates are CU gates 11 and 13, there are 6 international gates that are used as CU gates when there are no international flights but they are still considered international gates since none of the carriers actually can claim these gates as there own. There are 4 additional gates that are CU only gates, 31, 33, 34, and 36. Gates 31 and 33 are mostly used by UA while 34 and 36 are used by UA, AA and AS.

Speculator · #**9386** Posted **Jan 4, 2026, 11:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by LoneStarMike

It's been known for several months that WN would be getting at least 18 gates in the new Concourse B. Also the 8 international gates will more than likely be common use gates. (They are now.) DL and other airlines can use those gates for domestic flights when they're not being used for an international flight. DL and other airlines already do that now.

I really hope the city is designing the terminal and not SWA. We have a chance for something special, not the narrow extension we saw in Den concourse C, for example. Anyone know?

Maximusx1 · #**9387** Posted **Jan 5, 2026, 4:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by GuruHopkins

In the new concourse B initially WN will get 18 gates, UA will get 5 gates NK will get 2 gates and there will be 1 common use gate for a total of 26 gates as of now on the initial build of concourse B.
Barbara Jordan terminal gate assignments will be 9 AA gates, 1 Alaska gate, 15 DL gates and 8 international gates, for a total of 33 gates.
The source is AA who I currently work for. Theses gate assignments is for the initial first phase as of today. With a half built concourse B.

I would post the screen shots from my email but I don't know how.

Thanks for the inside intel! Exciting times

ATXboom · #**9388** Posted **Jan 5, 2026, 9:19 AM**

How is 26 gates a half built concourse B?

GuruHopkins · #**9389** Posted **Jan 5, 2026, 11:14 AM**

26 Gates on concourse B is a half build because you can put gates on both the north and southside of concourse B unlike Barbara Jordan terminal. Barbara Jordan terminal only has gates on the southside of the terminal because departure and arrivals are on the northside of the terminal. Therefore you can fit 26 gates on a half built concourse B. I'm assuming at full build concourse B will be able to have close to 50 gates. On the diagram that I have concourse B is only half built with 26 gates.

LoneStarMike · #**9390** Posted **Jan 5, 2026, 12:59 PM**

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Originally Posted by GuruHopkins

I'm assuming at full build concourse B will be able to have close to 50 gates. On the diagram that I have concourse B is only half built with 26 gates.

I believe the ultimate layout of Concourse B is 40 gates - 22 gates on the west side of the tunnel and 18 gates on the east side. The blue and red gates in the diagram below would add up to initial 26 gates.

GuruHopkins · #**9391** Posted **Jan 5, 2026, 1:16 PM**

That is correct for the initial 26 gates. I don't have information on the full build out of concourse B. The first 18 gates on the west side of concourse B will be WN. Two gates on the southside of concourse B next to the tunnel will be NK. The two gates across from NK on the northside will be UA. On the eastside of the tunnel will be 3 UA gates and one CU gate.

mumu · #**9392** Posted **Jan 5, 2026, 4:30 PM**

Just for some context, Delta at SLC has 50 gates with up to 66 by next year. The SLC metro pop is 1.3m verus 2.6m for Austin. Delta has non-stops to 96 cities from SLC.

DL will need far more than 15 gates to get build a national hub network for Austin.

Partial source: https://news.delta.com/mediakit/salt...%20the%20globe

ILUVSAT · #**9393** Posted **Jan 6, 2026, 1:53 AM**

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Originally Posted by mumu

Just for some context, Delta at SLC has 50 gates with up to 66 by next year. The SLC metro pop is 1.3m verus 2.6m for Austin. Delta has non-stops to 96 cities from SLC.

DL will need far more than 15 gates to get build a national hub network for Austin.

Partial source: https://news.delta.com/mediakit/salt...%20the%20globe

Salt Lake City is apart of a CSA which encompasses a population of 2.7+ million people. But, I really dont know why that matters.

With regard to comparing SLC to AUS...it's apples to oranges. SLC has been a focus of Delta (through acquisitions) since 1926. Also, Delta enjoys a 70% market share at said airport. While they have a 18% market share at AUS.

If AUS is to be a global DL hub...it's decades away! And, it will probably never achieve a 70% market share with WN and AA still having a large and loyal passenger base at AUS - unlike SLC.

ILUVSAT · #**9394** Posted **Jan 7, 2026, 5:19 PM**

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...greements.html

Well...that article's title and first paragraph state 32 new gates. However, the article also stated Concourse B will open with 26 gates. Not sure where the missing 6 gates are!?!

The ATX · #**9395** Posted **Jan 7, 2026, 5:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by ILUVSAT

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...greements.html

Well...that article's title and first paragraph state 32 new gates. However, the article also stated Concourse B will open with 26 gates. Not sure where the missing 6 gates are!?!

According to this 12/07 ABJ article a new concourse M will have six gates:

"Also on the books for 2026 is the closure of the South Terminal, which is needed for the airport to reconfigure its taxiways and build a new terminal. Work on Concourse M will also begin in 2026, which will be a 35,000-square-foot concourse with six gates that will be used for passengers during the overall expansion effort but will eventually transition to a full-time belly freight facility. Concourse M could be open to passengers by 2027."

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...-makeover.html

ILUVSAT · #**9396** Posted **Jan 7, 2026, 7:28 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

According to this 12/07 ABJ article a new concourse M will have six gates:

"Also on the books for 2026 is the closure of the South Terminal, which is needed for the airport to reconfigure its taxiways and build a new terminal. Work on Concourse M will also begin in 2026, which will be a 35,000-square-foot concourse with six gates that will be used for passengers during the overall expansion effort but will eventually transition to a full-time belly freight facility. Concourse M could be open to passengers by 2027."

https://www.bizjournals.com/austin/n...-makeover.html

Yes, I see that. They updated the article since my OP.

As stated, Concourse M is going to be used temporarily for commercial passengers (then converted to a "belly freight" facility). So, there will be a reduction of 6 gates in the future.

I saw on Airliners.net that there is a press release from today out there (which I have not located) that states WN will have (wants) 18-24 gates. That they would "take as many as AUS will give them." Maybe there is a chance that Concourse B may actually open with 32 gates (with WN having 24 of those)?!?

LoneStarMike · #**9397** Posted **Jan 7, 2026, 9:17 PM**

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Originally Posted by GuruHopkins

The 8 international gates are not planed to be common use they are dedicated for international use only as of now with only one gate dedicated for common use.

According to the press release from today:

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There will be 8 common-use gates that have the capability of being used for both domestic and international flights.

And the current conceptual rending:

The ATX · #**9398** Posted **Jan 7, 2026, 9:30 PM**

Is that rectangular building at left-center Concourse M?

ILUVSAT · #**9399** Posted **Jan 7, 2026, 9:58 PM**

^^^I think so. But, there are only 4 contact gates (not 6). And, again this is temporary as a passenger terminal.

It will be interesting to see if AUS goes ahead and builds out/provides another 6 gates to WN in Concourse B. A release stated they will have 18-24 gates.

So, in the conceptual rendering - Concourse A will have 34 gates, Concourse B will have (at least) 26. So, 60 gates. NICE!

Crazy to think that in 6ish years, AUS will almost double in size.

LoneStarMike · #**9400** Posted **Jan 7, 2026, 10:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by The ATX

Is that rectangular building at left-center Concourse M?

Yes. You can tell because 2 of the 6 gates are walk-out gates.

This is the from the overview of Concourse M from Journey With AUS:

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The project will add six temporary gates that allow for six narrow body aircraft; four gates will be contact gates and two gates will be walk out gates.