Orlando Airport's future South Terminal

[joelkfla]

Lengthy article in the Sentinel about the design of the new South Terminal:
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...0200727-3gcdqewxovg4lnye4i5xujzeii-story.html

 

[sam_gordon]

Lengthy article in the Sentinel about the design of the new South Terminal:
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/new...0200727-3gcdqewxovg4lnye4i5xujzeii-story.html

Is there a mockup anywhere of where the new terminal sits, what it's form factor is? And will this replace the current terminal? I couldn't quite make that out in the article. It sure sounds cool.

 

[joelkfla]

Is there a mockup anywhere of where the new terminal sits, what it's form factor is? And will this replace the current terminal? I couldn't quite make that out in the article. It sure sounds cool.

It is additional capacity, not a replacement.

Overview:



Detail:

 

[sam_gordon]

Thanks. And the new terminal can support (eventually) up to 120 gates? Plus the 96(?) at the current terminal?

Although I guess ATL has 250-300.

ETA: I guessed wrong. ATL has 192 gates.

 

[OKW Lover]

The expansion will have 15 new gates. They could have added 10 gates just by finishing the existing airside 3.

 

[seashoreCM]

Stand in the cavernous Hyatt hotel atrium near the center fountain (or Christmas tree) and face the security area. Now look diagonally to the right (B side). You will see a security exit and yet further to the right is the entrance way to the new terminal. Walking in that direction closer to that entry way you will see a big (blue) neon letter C over the entry way.

 

[sam_gordon]

The expansion will have 15 new gates. They could have added 10 gates just by finishing the existing airside 3.

15 to start with. 120 possible.

At 1.75 million square feet initially, the new terminal is to open in 2022 with 15 gates but has the space and options to expand to 120 gates, or 27 more than at the original terminal.

 

[joelkfla]

Stand in the cavernous Hyatt hotel atrium near the center fountain (or Christmas tree) and face the security area. Now look diagonally to the right (B side). You will see a security exit and yet further to the right is the entrance way to the new terminal. Walking in that direction closer to that entry way you will see a big (blue) neon letter C over the entry way.

Actually, that's the station for the people mover. It's been running since they finished the new garage, which is why the sign actually says "C parking". I don't know whether it's running now, as they had closed the C garage because it's capacity has not been needed during the pandemic.

It's a pleasant ride if you like that sort of thing (as I do) and you have some time to kill. It runs quite a bit faster than the A-B side people movers, and only takes 3 1/2 minutes each way.