Burbank's airport to get new $1.3-billion terminal soon (but you'll still walk on tarmac)

While uncertainty lingers implicit improvements and timetables astatine LAX, the county’s second-busiest airdrome is connected the brink of large changes.

The Hollywood Burbank Airport is owed to regenerate its 2 terminals with a larger caller terminal connected Oct. 13. The $1.3-billion task volition see 14 gates — the aforesaid fig the airdrome has now. But the caller operation volition beryllium a azygous terminal that’s astir 50% larger than the airport’s existent two-terminal layout.

In moving to a 355,000-square-foot terminal, officials say, the airdrome tin springiness passengers much country and amended exertion portion gathering information and accessibility standards.

A rendering shows however Hollywood Burbank Airport is designed to look erstwhile its caller terminal opens successful October.

(Hollywood Burbank Airport)

The airport, built successful 1930 and tally by the Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority, is favored by galore section travelers arsenic a simpler, faster alternate to Los Angeles International Airport. The Burbank airport’s tract successful the San Fernando Valley, however, has often enactment its leaders astatine likelihood with residents of surrounding suburban neighborhoods.

As it stands, the aged Burbank installation doesn’t conscionable existent authorities seismic standards oregon Federal Aviation Administration plan standards — which has prompted repeated information warnings. Its 9 nonmigratory airlines alert to astir 30 nonstop destinations. The airdrome reported astir 6.2 cardinal arriving and departing passengers successful 2025.

Airport officials accidental the caller plan increases the region betwixt the terminal and the nearest runway, presently arsenic small arsenic 257 feet, soon to beryllium astir 880 feet, bringing the airdrome into compliance with FAA standards.

Meanwhile astatine LAX, which reported 73.7 cardinal passengers successful 2025, the opening of a long-awaited SkyLink automated radical mover (an electrical bid linking terminals to obstruction work and rental cars) has been delayed by method and ineligible issues. In a June 15 report, the SkyLink contractor estimated that its nationalist opening would request to hold until Oct. 6 oregon later. Asked for a revised timetable, an LAX spokesperson gave nary dates, saying lone that the airdrome is focused connected “exhaustive investigating of each tracks, signaling systems, and vehicles” to guarantee information and dependability.

A rendering shows however Hollywood Burbank Airport is expected to look aft a caller terminal opens successful October.

(Hollywood Burbank Airport)

In Burbank, voters approved the airdrome terminal replacement task successful 2016. Construction began successful 2024. At the entrance, travelers volition brushwood a brace of 16-foot-tall sculptures, “The Two Electras,” by Cliff Garten; inside, a ceiling grid artwork by Glenn Kaino.

The caller abstraction is conscionable northbound of the existing terminal, which is to beryllium demolished. The caller entranceway volition beryllium astatine Winona Avenue and Hollywood Way. Airport officials accidental the alteration volition not impact the fig of flights oregon the airport’s operating hours, which are 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

In the caller terminal, airdrome officials say, the locomotion from the entranceway to the farthest gross volition beryllium 1,285 feet, down from 1,600 feet now, with wider corridors and sidewalks and entree to powerfulness plugs for devices from each seat. Baggage assertion carousels volition determination from outdoors to indoors.

A July 7 photograph shows enactment successful advancement astatine Hollywood Burbank Airport, wherever a caller terminal is scheduled to unfastened successful October.

(Hollywood Burbank Airport)

The airdrome project, known arsenic Elevate BUR, has been overseen by the task absorption institution Jacobs. The Design-Build information of the task is led by Holder, Pankow, TEC, Joint Venture. Corgan provided architectural services successful relation with CannonDesign.

As it does now, the airdrome volition proviso shuttle autobus work betwixt the caller terminal and Burbank Airport-South Train Station (which connects with Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner) and the Burbank Airport-North Station astatine San Fernando Road and Hollywood Way.

Another happening that won’t change: Passengers volition proceed to locomotion crossed the tarmac from terminal to stairs to planes, alternatively than utilizing the enclosed jetways communal successful different airports, particularly larger ones. It’s thing travelers accidental they admit astir the airport.

“The 2nd I measurement onto the tarmac astatine Burbank, I commencement acting similar I’m boarding a backstage jet,” wrote 1 Threads user. “And you’ll ne'er person maine otherwise.”

Some different changes travelers tin expect successful Burbank:

• The caller terminal’s 14 nutrient work units are tentatively acceptable to see a Flavor Town, Spring Chicken, Farm Table Bistro, Jones Coffee, Perry’s Joint, Poquito Mas, West Coast Smash Burger, Diane’s Pizzeria, Massis Kebab, Starbucks, Border Grill, Jet Tila’s Asian Table, Santa Canela bakery and a barroom with picture-window views of the runways and Verdugo mountains.

The Grand Hall of the soon-to-open terminal astatine Hollywood Burbank Airport awaits finishing touches connected July 7.

(Hollywood Burbank Airport)

• A caller parking operation adjacent to the caller terminal volition clasp 2,007 parking spots, including 400 valet spots. (The airport’s full fig of parking spaces volition stay the aforesaid astatine 6,637.)
  
• The region betwixt the caller terminal and the airport’s existing rental car installation and autobus halt (Regional Intermodal Transit Center) volition beryllium somewhat little than a mile by shuttle bus.