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Planning commission unanimously approves phase 3 additions to Provo Airport terminal
Summary
The Provo City Planning Commission on March 11 approved project plan approval for phase 3 of additions to the Provo Airport terminal, including about 50,000 sq ft of gate hold room, future baggage handling and tenant lease space; staff and the airport director said parking and utilities are being phased to match construction.
The Provo City Planning Commission unanimously approved project plan approval for phase 3 of additions to the Provo Airport terminal at 1331 South Skyway on Wednesday.
Airport Services staff presented the design for the addition, explaining the project will add about 50,000 square feet of gate hold room, future baggage handling capacity and tenant lease space, and that the new construction ties into the existing terminal design. The staff report includes a letter from the airport director confirming the airport zone parking determination.
Airport Director Brian Torerson told commissioners the phase split was driven by FAA funding timing: "we had to speed up design process on enough of the project to take advantage of some FAA funding," and that while phase two includes an initial baggage makeup carousel sized for immediate needs, "at full buildout, full capacity of the 10 gates, we'll actually need two of those baggage makeup carousels and it will actually go and then there will be some additional TSA screening space required as well." Torerson also said additional paved parking is being designed with construction hoped for this summer so parking availability will match finished terminal phases.
Commissioners asked about expected traffic changes, runway capacity and impacts on city services. Torerson said the primary runway is 8,600 feet and can accommodate most narrow‑body aircraft used by commercial carriers, and that public‑works sewer and other infrastructure projects on the west side already considered future airport expansion: "a lot of the sewer projects that have been done had expansion of the airport in mind," he said. He added a planned sewer gravity line will replace a pump system, improving system capacity.
After questions, the commission made and seconded a motion to approve the airport services department request for project plan approval; the motion passed unanimously.
What’s next: the approval advances the airport’s design and funding schedule; construction phasing and specific baggage/TSA buildouts will be coordinated by airport staff with the FAA and contractors as the design and procurement progress.
