JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) celebrated on Friday the completion of the structural phase of the new Concourse B.
Officials from Balfour Beatty, the construction company managing the project, and representatives from the Jacksonville Aviation Authority held a topping out ceremony to celebrate the “major milestone” in the expansion of the airport’s terminal facilities.
It’s been a long time. Stop, start, stop, start. We’ve been waiting for this for decades, and so it’s coming to fruition, and we’re very excited for everybody in Jacksonville.
According to JAA, the new $300 million concourse project will include six additional gates, new restaurants and other retail offerings.
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In April, Michael Stewart, JAA’s vice president of external affairs, told News4JAX that the addition of these gates will improve the efficiency of current operations.
“It will help us with the efficiency of the current operation, and it will be able to we’ll be able to grow the number of operations here because of these additional gates,” he added.
With the new gates, JAX will be better positioned to accommodate increased service as the region grows.
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When asked whether the new concourse would attract more flights, Stewart clarified, “That is not the primary reason” for the expansion.
”The primary reason, obviously, is growth in the Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia area, and as this area grows, there will be additional service coming to Northeast Florida," Stewart said.