Airport Experience® News - Customer Service Issue 2025

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SAT’S BIG LIFT The Elevate SAT Program Adds Space, Amenities

BY SARAH BELING

ravel to San Antonio International Airport (SAT) is on the rise, and to futureproof their infrastructure,

the suitability of the site for growth and expansion in the next 50 years. The result is the airport’s current capital improvement plan, the Terminal Development Program, adds Hope. The $1.7-billion project, which broke ground in December 2024 and is scheduled to complete by mid-2028, is funded through a mix of cash; passenger facility charges; interim airport financing; general airport revenue bonds and grant targets. Improvements will include a new Terminal C with up to 18 new domestic and international gates; over 850,000 square feet of new terminal space, with 41,000 square feet of dedicated concessions space; an over 29,000 square foot club lounge space; expanded gate hold rooms; a new central passenger screening area with access to both retail and concessions concepts; a new Federal Inspection Station (FIS); roadway improvements as well as a 60-foot riparian paseo garden walkway and indoor courtyards

Above: The $2-billion-plus Elevate SAT program includes a new terminal, a Terminal A expansion and airfield improvements at San Antonio International Airport.

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the facility is embarking on a large-scale expansion and renovation initiative. The $2-billion-plus Elevate SAT program includes a new terminal with new gates and extensive terminal amenities, a Terminal A expansion and airfield improvements. “More than 11 million passengers fly in and out of the San Antonio International Airport each year – in the next 20 years, that number could double to 18 million passengers per year,” says SAT public relations manager Tonya Hope. “To accommodate this growth and continue to generate prosperity, the airport must keep up with the air travel needs of the community and region.” In 2018, the City of San Antonio Aviation Department launched a strategic development plan process to focus on the airport’s next 20 years and to examine

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