Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is moving closer to adding a new concourse and terminal. The airport has completed its environmental review. The Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) Board of Airport Commissioners (BOAC) will take up the proposed new concourse and terminal in a meeting on Tuesday, September 14th. The expansion will set the airport up to receive more air service and preparing to host the Olympics in 2028.
LAX moving closer to expansions
On Tuesday, the BOAC will consider the final Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the ongoing Airfield and Terminal Modernization Project (ATMP) and plans to add new expansion. This includes the construction of a new Concourse 0.
Concourse 0 will extend out of the eastern side of Terminal 1. This concourse would contain 11 narrowbody aircraft gates. Nine of these are new gates, or net additions, to the airport’s gate availability.
Terminal 9 will be located to the east of Terminal 8. This new facility would include up to 12 widebody aircraft gates, 18 narrowbody gates, or a combination of both widebody and narrowbody gates that would land somewhere between the two numbers.
The addition of the new space will also help facilitate the removal and replacement of 15 of the 18 West Remote Gates. This would also lead to fewer busing operations on the airfield and boost efficiency. All of the new gates will be connected with upgraded taxiway space for smooth operations.
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