Airport Experience® News - ACDBE Issue 2026

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GEG’S LONG GAME Spokane International Has A Clear-Eyed Plan For 6.2 Million Passengers By 2030

BY DAVID GORDON

he old terminal at Spokane International Airport (GEG) dates to 1964. The region it serves

The scale of the program, says Lisa Corcoran, chief development officer at GEG, reflects how much ground there is to cover. “The TREX Program is the airport’s largest-ever terminal expansion and modernization project,” she says. “The program consists of several stand-alone development projects that collectively aim to help the airport deliver an accessible and modern airport experience capable of supporting the region’s continued growth and opportunities that increase Spokane’s connectivity and access to the global economy.”

Above: The TREX Program at Spokane International, the airport’s largest-ever terminal expansion and modernization project, broke ground in 2022. (Photo courtesy of Alliiance.)

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now looks nothing like it did then, and the gap between what the airport was built for and what it now needs to handle has been widening for years. Passenger counts fell three straight years before the pandemic, but traffic has since climbed back past 4 million annually and the airport projects 6.2 million travelers by 2030. Airport officials say the Terminal Renovation and Expansion program, known as TREX, is the answer.

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