![]() ![]() We’re one of the highest-performing airports in the country right now,” Wyatt said, adding that he believes it’s related to the region’s economic growth and outdoor opportunities. “That is driven by demand that is remarkable. Those numbers are still about 17% below its 2019 figures almost 27 million passengers came through at the airport before the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted travel.īut Wyatt expects the airport to come close to 30 million passengers this year. The growth of the airport is faster than originally anticipated.Ībout 22.4 million passengers came through the airport in 2021, making it the 21st busiest North American airport and the world’s 70th busiest airport. The sudden need for a second phaseĪside from the COVID-19 pandemic disruptions that began in March 2020, airport executive director Bill Wyatt said passenger volumes have been on a “steady, high-paced climb” ever since the construction of the new airport began in 2014. Another nine gates are planned out through the end of 2025. ![]() The passenger traffic continues to increase,” said Williams, the program director for the Salt Lake Airport Redevelopment Program, trying to speak over the sound of a welder working behind him.īy November 2023, work on this large building will be completed and Concourse A-East will add 22 new gates and over a dozen new concessions to help meet the rapidly growing demand of the airport. This space, he said, will be the next four gates of the airport when they are opened in May 2023, ahead of the rest of the 22-gate Concourse A-East project. Mike Williams pointed toward a set of windows where about a dozen construction workers were busy Tuesday morning fitting pipes just below the roof of what will soon be an extended concourse at the Salt Lake City International Airport. ![]()
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