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Phase incomplete

Salt Lake City International Airport (The New SLC)

776 N Terminal Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84122

The New SLC has opened in phases while the airport remained operational. The first four Phase 4 gates opened in July 2026. As of August 11, 2026, the remaining seven gates and six concessions were scheduled to open October 27, 2026.

What got built

Current photograph of Salt Lake City International Airport (The New SLC) in Salt Lake City.
Photograph by Antony-22, 2025-01-27. Source. CC BY-SA 4.0.

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What changed

  • The current overall program budget is approximately $5.1 billion, funded through airport funds, passenger facility charges, revenue bonds, and federal grants; HOK's older $4.1 billion figure reflects an earlier estimate.
  • Phase 1 opened September 15 and October 27, 2020.
  • Phase 2 gates opened in May, August, and October 2023.
  • Phase 3 opened in October 2024 with five gates.
  • The first four Phase 4 gates opened in July 2026. As of August 11, 2026, the remaining seven gates and six concessions were scheduled for October 27, 2026.

Why there is nothing to explain

The airport has delivered the overall HOK concept in operating phases. No material departure from that overall design concept was identified in the sources reviewed, but an absolute claim of no design change is not supportable for a decade-scale, multi-phase program.

Details

Status
Partly delivered, still in design, or revised before construction.
Where
Salt Lake City, UT
Neighborhood
Salt Lake City International Airport
Developer
Salt Lake City Department of Airports
Architect
HOK (lead architecture, electrical, mechanical, and interior design), with HNTB on civil engineering
Rendering credit
HOK
The built result
Photographed by Antony-22, 2025-01-27

Sources

  1. HOK: Phase 1 opening announcement, September 2020 hok.com
  2. Salt Lake City International Airport: The New SLC fact sheet, phase and budget detail slcairport.com
  3. Salt Lake City International Airport: future phases slcairport.com
  4. Salt Lake City International Airport: July 2026 completion announcement slcairport.com

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