Work is now underway on a $650 million concourse expansion project at Reno-Tahoe International Airport in Nevada.
The airport is building two new concourses, A and B, which will replace and rename the existing B and C concourses. The planned facilities will be almost twice as large, officials said, and will include gates that can be used by aircraft of all sizes.
Concourses B and C, designed in the late 1970s and put up in the early ‘80s, were built to accommodate jets such as the 737-200, which are somewhat undersized by today’s standards.
A 10-year lease agreement with airlines at Reno-Tahoe is helping support the project.
“Today’s groundbreaking of the New Gen A [and] B Concourses marks a defining moment for our airport and our region,” Reno-Tahoe Airport Authority Interim President and CEO Cris Jensen said in a news release. “This milestone means every project in our MoreRNO Infrastructure Program is now either complete or actively in progress.”
Construction will begin in phases, starting with Concourse A, officials said. Both concourses are expected to be complete by late 2029.
The new facilities were designed in partnership with McCarthy Building Companies and Gensler. They will feature upgraded technology, improved wayfinding and signage, expanded hold rooms, concessions and amenities, improved restroom facilities, and dual taxi lanes between concourses to support quicker aircraft turnaround times.
Plans also call for a “modern mountain aesthetic” inside concourses A and B, with windows offering views of the surrounding Sierra Nevada.
Eleven airlines currently operate from Reno-Tahoe, including Southwest, United, Delta, American, Alaska, Frontier, and JSX.
