The department also operates South Valley Regional and Tooele Valley Airports. Salt Lake City's Mayor, the City Council and a 11-member advisory board of citizen volunteers oversee its affairs. Travelers who pass through the tunnel will be greeted on concourse B by the beloved terrazzo world map from the old airport.The Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) is operated and managed by the Salt Lake City Department of Airports, a department of Salt Lake City Corporation. The next major peg in the airport’s expansion is expected to come in October 2024, when officials are set to shorten the dreaded trek to the B gates by opening the Central Tunnel. When the full east side of the concourse is complete, it will feature 19 shops and restaurants, including Millcreek Coffee Roasters, Vessel Kitchen and Red Rock Brewery. 22, with the remaining 13 gates slated to go on line Oct. The new gates won’t add new flights to the daily schedule but will make travel more convenient for some passengers who have had to take a shuttle from concourse B to their plane.Īirport officials hope additional gates eventually will lead to more flights leaving Salt Lake City to more destinations.įour more gates of the concourse A expansion are due to open Aug. Delta, which recently signed an extension to be a hub carrier in Utah’s capital, will occupy all of concourse A when the new wing is fully built out. To be here today took a lot of demolition work, a lot of steel and a lot of paving.”Ī Delta Air Lines flight bound for Atlanta - where the company is headquartered - was the first to pull out of the newly minted A gates. “We have been working nonstop since opening Phase 1 more than two years ago to get to this point. “Launching the initial east-side gates is very rewarding,” airport Executive Director Bill Wyatt said in the release. V1Bhl2y1rE- SaltLakeCityAirport May 16, 2023 We celebrated a big milestone today for #TheNewSLC with 5 gates opening on Concourse A-east! By the end of the year, the east side of Concourse A will mirror the west with 4 more gates opening in Aug., 13 more in Oct., & 19 new shops & restaurants opening along the way.
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