San Antonio officials give update on airport terminal program, concessions and new parking facility

San Antonio city officials on May 14 told the City Council that work on the city's Terminal Development Program is on schedule and that a series of pre- and post-solicitations will move the airport's expansion projects forward, including a new parking and ground transportation center and a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) solicitation.

City Manager Eric Walsh turned the presentation over to Jesus, an airport staff member, who summarized the terminal program, federal grant activity, and six pre- and post-solicitation processes under way. "We remain keenly focused on the execution of this new transformative terminal," Jesus said, adding the program is currently just above 60% design and that foundational pylons are already being installed at the site adjacent to Terminal B.

The city highlighted passenger and service growth as context for the work: staff said the airport reached 48 nonstop destinations in 2025, up from 38 in February 2019, and reported a 4% overall passenger increase year-over-year for 2024 versus 2023, including roughly 19% growth in international passengers. Jesus said the city has received $232,000,000 in federal funding since 2020 and is seeking about $96,000,000 in federal funding for 2026.

Why this matters: the projects are intended to expand gate capacity, improve passenger amenities and support long-term airport growth as the city builds the new Terminal complex and related infrastructure.

Key projects and procurement results

- Ground-load facility and Terminal…