Austin's $2 Billion Airport Expansion Project

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Austin, Texas is one of the fastest growing areas in the country, and has been commonly referred to as the next Silicon Valley due to the numerous tech companies that are opening offices here. Because of this, more and more people are traveling to the area, and the existing airport, while nice, is too small and lacks a lot of international flights. An expansion of the airport, set to be completed sometime around 2030 will more than double the size of the existing airport and add multiple gates for wide body aircraft. This is Austin’s New $2 Billion Airport Expansion Project!
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0:00 Introduction
0:51 History
2:37 Austin's $2 Billion Airport Expansion Masterplan
4:08 Summary
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@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

DON'T FORGET TO LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE WITH NOTIFICATIONS IF YOU ENJOY MY CONTENT! Question of the Day - What do you think of Austin's Airport Expansion?

@geraldc7629 3 жыл бұрын

@jonesrmj that was fast! congrats on hitting 1000 subs

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

@@geraldc7629 Thanks. It actually took me around 5.5 years to reach 1k. I grew really slowly until recently.

@michaelmortons504 3 жыл бұрын

There will also be a light rail line built to the airport around the same time this expansion is being built

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Cool!

@Bobbysworld22 3 жыл бұрын

After KZfaq recently suggesting one of your videos. I subscribed and I’m hooked. I use to live in Austin over 20years ago. I remember flying in and out of the old airport. Recently visited in 2019 and man has it grown.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I can’t believe how much it’s grown. I wonder what it is about Austin that attracts so many tech companies.

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonesrmj talent that wants to be here. Easy to recruit employees to come here. Not as expensive cost of living compared to Cali or Boston.

@shanec9325 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonesrmj it's the only liberal city in texas

@JuanGarcia-vb3du 3 жыл бұрын

Looks Great! Always like linear terminal designs. They are easy to work with and can be expanded.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed! Thanks for watching!

@mariano_buitrago 3 жыл бұрын

I remember going to the Austin airport’s pre-opening “open house”, and then flew out of AUS a couple of weeks later. My parents visited Austin for my graduation, flying into Mueller airport, and flying out from Austin-Bergstrom.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Cool! Thanks for watching!

@larryparks9595 3 ай бұрын

Bergstrom actually opened for passenger traffic in 1999, it had been receiving cargo flights for some time before this.

@GoalHornGeek 3 жыл бұрын

You should do one for Charlotte Douglas and Raleigh-Durham. Charlotte’s project will cost around $3 billion and Raleigh-Durham’s will cost around $4 billion

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Good suggestions! I’ll definitely do them in the future!

@GoalHornGeek 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonesrmj I can see Austin and Raleigh being connecting airports 10 years down the road. Raleigh having around 20 mil passengers and Austin around 25 mil. Charlotte, around 70 mil is my guess

@tamirroth164 3 жыл бұрын

just a note: nice channel much potential. one edvice :make the videos around 15 minutes long. youtube will bump you up quicker

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestion. That's not necessarily true. I see what you are saying, but what is more important is people watching more of the video rather than just the video being longer.

@TXnine7nine 2 жыл бұрын

You sure about it having a pedestrian bridge and not a pedestrian tunnel? I've heard that they're going with the tunnel option.

@jonesrmj 2 жыл бұрын

That’s what I herd but you are probably right. The tunnel option would be much cheaper. As an example, LAX originally had plans for a sky bridge between Bradley West and Midfield Sattelite Concourse but they went with the tunnel instead because it was a lot cheaper.

@boatlover1875 3 жыл бұрын

I like your videos! This is the second one I've seen after MCO. We have family in Austin. The changes look nice but they are going to need a lot more than that the way that city is growing! Sounds like California is moving there, LOL. Have you done anything about CLT? I think when they are done, they will have either the 4th or 5th biggest potential for passenger traffic in the US. Back in the day, I drove around the ramps at both MCO and CLT in an investigative capacity, love being around planes. MCO is mammoth. Just subscribed.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

That’s cool! Thanks for watching!

@brianking768 3 жыл бұрын

Great report! The old picture you have of the airport is (I think) the old airport - Austin Mueller Airport. Mueller is pronounced like Mule-er, not Mu-el-er. Mueller or Müller is the German word for Miller. There are many people of German heritage in Central Texas.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and the feedback!

@shanec9325 3 жыл бұрын

Actually you can pronounce it however you want to

@j.s.7335 3 жыл бұрын

You didn't talk about the transport between the two new airside terminals. Otherwise, great video!

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Oh you are right. According to the renderings, it looks like it's a sky bridge which would be pretty cool!

@amiteshkumar5157 3 жыл бұрын

Please make a video on kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore And on Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Hyderabad, too

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions!

@TheAnomics1 3 жыл бұрын

You should do the new DFW Terminal E project -Texas Dallas to Houston bullet train -Dallas D2 subway -New Amazon HQ

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! I'll definitely look into them!

@brianking768 3 жыл бұрын

DFW Terminal F (not E) was put on hold a couple of weeks ago. They did, however, recently restart plans for a Terminal C renovation.

@TheAnomics1 3 жыл бұрын

@@brianking768 my bad, I ment to type F. I wish theyd make another International terminal

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

They got approval for the airport expansion plans from the FAA last year, but the pandemic may have pushed back the start date due to airport revenues falling last year. Once the pandemic is over and as soon as the airlines can get planes back into the air out of Austin the passenger numbers will come roaring back. The airport prior to the pandemic had been growing by over a million passengers each year for the past 6 years until the pandemic hit. It won't take years to recover those passenger numbers, it will take only months. Take away the pandemic and the fundamentals of the market are the same. A growing regional population in the Austin metro area, the expansion and growth of local business, continued relocations of businesses to the area, a large population of young educated college students, a large population of active seniors, more tourism and pent up demand for travel, an increase in domestic and international flights, a huge airport service area stretching from Waco to San Antonio that is also growing like crazy in population. The demographics of people in this market (Austin) is a 4 that flies a lot. I predict the main problem will be over crowding until the airport can be expanded.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info!

@nizam5568 3 жыл бұрын

Potential future topics: - Western Sydney Airport - Abu Dhabi's midfield terminal - Singapore Changi's terminal 5 - New Manila International Airport

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the suggestions! I’ll definitely consider them in the future!

@AhmedSayed633 3 жыл бұрын

Could you please create a video on the Nashville Airport Expansion. It's a big one. Thanks

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

I’ll consider looking into it! Thanks for the suggestion!

@JhonnyBoi 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do the expansion at Washington DC’s DCA? Thanks!

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I’ll look into it. Thanks for the suggestion.

@williamharding9753 3 жыл бұрын

The Tesla Giga factory is very close by,Glad to see that the airport is expanding

@pablomarin1475 3 жыл бұрын

For anyone not from Texas, Austin wasn't designed to be the ever-growing city it's becoming. The airport is similar to that of airports like Dallas Love, or LaGuardia. Its good that this project is going on. Austin could really use its own grand international airport.

@neilcharge3772 2 жыл бұрын

Now Austin gonna make South Terminal Huge but 1st add a new runway

@johngibson5169 3 жыл бұрын

I remember when the airport terminal was a clapboard shack on Airport Blvd.

@shanec9325 3 жыл бұрын

It was actually just fine thank you never a clapboard shack so screw you and your snooty probably white self!

@acegarcia3719 3 жыл бұрын

I've said for a while that Austin is a potential goldmine for an airline like JetBlue or Delta to compete in that part of the country in a growing city.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

I think you meant to say Austin, but yeah. Austin is growing rapidly now, which could lead to more airline competition there.

@TheAnomics1 3 жыл бұрын

Ironically Delta has just designated Austin as focus City

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

And JetBlue is adding flights this year.

@paulwalker1443 3 жыл бұрын

One issue is Austin is not a hub airport like Houston (United), or Dallas (American). Yes, Southwest does have a nice presence there. But it is still a growing area and will attract more non-stops to other cities outside of Texas. I like their future for sure.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

That is true. Delta did make it a focus city though. But right now, the airport is too small for a major airline to start a hub here.

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

Austin airport does not want to be a hub airport because it would become reliant on the plans and logistics of one or two major carriers. When a major carrier goes through major changes in the industry and decides to end a hub and put it in another city, it leaves a huge hole with no air service for the population of that city. That city also takes an economic hit with their businesses losing connections to other cities. Look what happened to Cincinnati airport and Memphis airports when several carriers left to move their hubs to Atlanta. Austin prefers not to be dominated as hub airport. It has all the demographics for a continuing robust passenger market without becoming a hub.

@TX1961 3 жыл бұрын

ABIA opened on May 23, 1999 (not 1995 as is mentioned in the video).

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Oh ok, thanks for the correction!

@mrrockdaddy100 3 жыл бұрын

Please do Newark Library please we are getting a new terminal it's called terminal 1 I would love to see this I'm a newerker and I live in Newark and I work at EWR

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Yep I herd about that. Don't worry, more airport videos will be coming soon!

@mrrockdaddy100 3 жыл бұрын

@@jonesrmj looking forward to seeing you do EWR and hopefully more projects in Newark and NJ

@Dweller415 3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s highly likely this project will go forward as shown. The airline industry will take years to fully recover.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree!

@richardcogbill6791 2 жыл бұрын

The airlines will recover and grow where they can make the most profit and Austin is one of those markets. Since April of 2021, the passenger numbers have come roaring back in Austin to nearly pre-pandemic levels and the airlines are adding both flights and new routes in Austin to meet the demand. Hawaiian Airlines just started service between Austin and Honolulu this past spring and I can wait to use it on my next trip to the islands in 2022.

@pete84101 3 жыл бұрын

The flow is impeded by the design. Some of the gate areas are constricted as that it allows only one aircraft movement at a time. Look at the bottom of the design, the gates closest to the terminal building and roadway. The plane has to be tugged out and nearly tugged out to the far apron in order to depart. The overhead walkway to the other concourse isn't a good design. Does it allow for two aircraft, going in opposite directions, to pass underneath? It's going to be close to 100 feet up in the air. The walkway should be underground.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Those are some good points. These are just renderings though so maybe that will be factored in for the actual design.

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

They'75re considering underground tunnel connection. I suggest they consider Elon Musk's boring company to do the work cheaper and faster as he has already set up HQ for the Boring Company right here in the Austin area.

@daweatherdude4359 3 жыл бұрын

4th! :)

@geraldc7629 3 жыл бұрын

It's interesting, Austin population is 978k, yet their airport is terrible. The airport in El Paso is way bigger, but there aren't many flights, and the population is like 600k. BTW congrats @Jonesrmj, you're on the doorstep of 1K subs! It was only a couple weeks ago when you were at just 400! 🙌

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

When Austin built what was then it's new airport on the old Bergstrom air force base in 1999, it was pulling in a little over 6 million passengers per year. In 2019 nearly 18 million passengers.

@jasonthompson8157 3 жыл бұрын

Terrible, I take it you've never been to an airport like Newark, NJ. Only United's terminal (Terminal C) is decent, the others are relics built in the 1970s with little food and beverage post security. My brother lives in the suburbs and while its probably getting a bit crowded recently, I'm moving down in the fall and while I'm going to miss all the nonstop flights, its also going to be nice to have a modern terminal to fly out of.

@user-hi8iz 3 жыл бұрын

the population of 2021 is over 1.01 million

@jmlinden7 3 жыл бұрын

The correct demonym for Austin residents is 'Austinite' not 'Austonian'

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

The wiki link said 'Austonian', so I went off that. But you are probably right so thanks for letting me know.

@dcmoore1959 3 жыл бұрын

The next hub for Delta Air Lines.

@jonesrmj 3 жыл бұрын

Right now it’s a focus city, but maybe it will end up a hub after the expansion. I don’t know though what Delta’s plans are so don’t want to say anything for sure yet.

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe cover the new airport expansion in Salt Lake City which is a Delta hub.

@RandomNewz 3 жыл бұрын

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@matthewchesterton3949 3 жыл бұрын

First

@theexmann 3 жыл бұрын

Considering the relatively small size of the original airport, they should have just gone with a brand new one. It would have been a great opportunity to build a 21st century airport to rival the best in the world. Not so much now. What a lost opportunity.

@shanec9325 3 жыл бұрын

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

The current airport is only 20 years old. It was built from the ground up on the former Bergstrom AFB site. But a lot has changed since what was then a brand new airport in 1999 serving a little over 6 million passengers. 9/11 and security design changed everything. Larger planes and gates to accommodate them, and more passengers. Nearly 18 million more passengers before the pandemic. Austin's population, business and tourist growth has been huge. The growth of airlines serving the airport and increase flight destinations has been big also. They need to get this expansion right away. I predict without a doubt serious overcrowding at this airport in the near future.

@richardcogbill6791 3 жыл бұрын

Many airports in the U.S. are funded by their own airport revenues from parking, retail and restaurant leases , aircraft landing and other fees. The FAA may give them some funding though.