Hollywood Burbank Airport's new $1.3 billion terminal opened Tuesday
Hollywood Burbank Airport opened a new terminal on Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times and City News Service reported. The building cost about $1.3 billion and replaces older ones that opened in 1930 and sat too close to a runway. It is larger and has more security lanes, but it still has 14 gates.
Hollywood Burbank Airport opened its new $1.3 billion passenger terminal on Tuesday, Oct. 13, the Los Angeles Times reported and City News Service reported in a story published by NBC Los Angeles. The new building replaces terminals that dated to 1930, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The old terminal sat too close to a runway, which raised safety concerns for decades, City News Service reported. The Federal Aviation Administration found in the 1980s that the terminal was too close for a proper safety margin, City News Service reported. The new design moves the terminal from as little as 257 feet from the nearest runway to about 880 feet, the Los Angeles Times reported. Burbank voters approved the project in 2016, the Los Angeles Times and City News Service reported.
The new terminal covers about 355,000 square feet, about 50% larger than the old buildings, the Los Angeles Times reported. It keeps the airport's 14 gates, the Los Angeles Times and City News Service reported. Travelers still board from outdoor steps rather than covered jet bridges, the Los Angeles Times and City News Service reported. There are eight security lanes, up from five, and baggage claim has moved indoors, the Los Angeles Times reported.
The first flight out was Alaska Airlines Flight 3401 to Santa Rosa, which left at 7:03 a.m. with 33 passengers aboard, the Los Angeles Times reported. Some travelers were surprised by the move, and staff sent confused people from the old terminals to the new one, the Los Angeles Times reported.
None of the terminal's 13 food outlets was fully open on the first day, the Los Angeles Times reported. "So far, I'm liking it," one traveler said, according to the Los Angeles Times. Another traveler complained that "there's no restaurants and not enough security stations," the Los Angeles Times reported.
The main entrance has moved to Winona Avenue and Hollywood Way, and Lot E has closed for good, City News Service reported.
What we know: Burbank's new terminal opened Oct. 13 with the same 14 gates and more security lanes.
What we don't: When all 13 food outlets will be fully open.
Where outlets agree The Los Angeles Times and City News Service both report that Hollywood Burbank Airport's new terminal, costing about $1.3 billion, opened Tuesday with the same 14 gates.
Where they differ The outlets cited here report the same key facts so far.