BGPAA Commission Selects Design Concept for Replacement Passenger Terminal
The development of the replacement passenger terminal (known as “Elevate BUR”) has marked another major milestone, with Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (
For Airport patrons:
- The same number of short-term and valet parking spaces adjacent to the terminal
- The same passenger loading and unloading from the aircraft parking apron
- A variety of restaurants and concessions
- Wider corridors and more spacious waiting areas
- Up to date facilities for Transportation Security Administration (TSA) passenger and baggage security screenings
- More room for airline baggage processing and roomier baggage claim areas
- Improved ticket lobby and airline check-in and baggage drop-off facilities
- Adequate space for airline administrative, bag service, and ticket offices
- Fully integrated designs for ADA accessibility
For Burbank:
- The same number of passenger gates: 14 and no more
- Noise reduction efforts will remain in effect — voluntary nighttime curfew, noise rules enforcement, noise monitoring, and support for Federal curfew legislation
- With supermajority voting, the Commission can never do the following without the approval of Burbank:
- Increase the number of airline gates
- Acquire land
- End the voluntary nighttime curfew on scheduled airline operations
- Change the existing noise rules or how they are enforced
- Expand the existing terminal or any new terminal
- Abandon the Authority’s support for Congressional approval to implement a mandatory nighttime curfew on all aircraft
- And approve management contracts or leases in excess of 35 years
For the local economy:
- An investment in the local economy paid for by the FAA, airlines, and airport users — NOT local taxpayers
- Creates hundreds of jobs in construction, transportation, and services
- Attracts more companies and jobs to nearby Media District North
- Creates a new front door for millions of visitors to Burbank and the region
- Strengthens Burbank brand as a growing media and high-tech hub
For the environment:
- Encourages the use of public transportation with more rail and bus links to the Airport and adjacent commercial areas
- Develops a state-of-the-art Replacement Terminal with an energy-efficient central HVAC plant
- Continues and enhances current Airport sustainability initiatives
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Preliminary Design Concepts for Replacement Passenger Terminal Unveiled at Authority Meeting
The public is getting its first glimpse of what the replacement passenger terminal may look like. At today’s Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority (BGPAA) meeting, commissioners were presented with thre...
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