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Building While the World Travels: Choosing the Right Construction Partner for an Airport Concourse Renovation
When travelers experience a newly renovated airport concourse, they notice the upgrades first. Modern seating. New concessions. Expanded gate areas. What they do not see is the complexity behind making those improvements possible while the airport continues to operate.
Behind every successful concourse renovation is careful planning, precise phasing, and constant coordination. Construction must occur within strict security requirements, limited work windows, and active passenger environments. An experienced aviation construction partner ensures each phase is executed safely and efficiently without disrupting daily operations.
Why Aviation Experience Matters
Airports today are balancing modernization, enhanced security requirements, and growing passenger expectations, often while remaining fully operational. These challenges require a contractor with specialized aviation expertise and a proven ability to deliver work in active airport environments.
For more than 40 years, The Weitz Company has delivered aviation projects across the country, completing more than $6 billion of construction at municipal, regional, and international airports. This experience provides the operational knowledge, planning expertise, and flexibility required to successfully execute complex aviation projects.
Featured Aviation Projects
The following projects demonstrate Weitz’s experience delivering terminal, concourse, and airport infrastructure improvements across a variety of airport environments.
Completed February 2023
The new terminal replaced Kansas City’s original three-terminal configuration with a modern facility featuring 39 gates across two concourses and future expansion capacity. As the largest infrastructure project in the city’s history, it required extensive coordination and phased execution within an active airport environment.
Completed: DEN Sunset Loop Spring 2025 | Mile High Game Day Fall 2025
At one of the world’s busiest airports, Weitz has delivered retail and dining projects, including Sunset Loop Bar & Grill, a grab-and-go market, Starbucks renovations, and the new Mile High Game Day concept. These projects highlight Weitz’s ability to complete tenant improvements in high-traffic environments while maintaining airport operations.
Groundbreaking: September 2025 | Estimated Completion: Spring 2027
To support continued passenger growth, Sioux Falls Regional Airport is expanding its concourse with nearly 70,000 square feet of new space, five additional gates, passenger boarding bridges, expanded concessions, family-focused amenities, and upgraded passenger services. The project demonstrates how regional airports can increase capacity while enhancing the traveler experience.
Estimated Completion: Phase 1A/1B West Early 2027, Phase 1B East May 2028
The new terminal will transform the passenger experience through expanded ticketing and security areas, advanced baggage handling systems, improved concessions, and enhanced connectivity throughout the facility. Future phases will expand the airport from five to eleven boarding gates, supporting long-term growth for the region.
Estimated Completion: Fall 2029
Weitz is leading the modernization of Terminal 4’s baggage handling systems, replacing critical infrastructure that has supported airport operations for decades. While largely unseen by passengers, the program improves system reliability, security, and long-term operational efficiency.
▪️Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Terminal 4 Baggage Handling System Upgrades
The Value of the Right Construction Partner
Airport concourse renovations and terminal projects leave little room for error. Success requires a partner who understands aviation regulations, operational constraints, passenger expectations, and the importance of maintaining uninterrupted airport operations.
From regional airports to major international hubs, The Weitz Company brings the processes and expertise needed to deliver aviation projects safely, efficiently, and with minimal disruption to the traveling public.