BURBANK, Calif., July 8 (Burbank News Online) — Hollywood Burbank Airport is replacing its two older terminal buildings with one new terminal, a $1.3 billion project meant to make the airport easier to use for passengers, drivers and people picking up travelers.
The new terminal is scheduled to open in October 2026. An updated project timeline sets the opening for Oct. 13, 2026.
What is being built?
The project calls for a single larger terminal with 14 gates, the same number the airport has now. Project descriptions also say the new building will include a ticketing lobby, a new TSA checkpoint, baggage claim, shops and restaurants.
After the new terminal opens, the existing terminal buildings are expected to be torn down.
How will it affect travelers?
For most passengers, the biggest change will be the move from two smaller terminal areas to one consolidated facility. That should bring check-in, security and baggage claim into one main building.
Airport officials said the airport’s operating hours and number of flights will not change.
The project also includes a new parking structure. One project description says the garage will have 2,007 spaces, including 400 valet spaces, while the airport’s total parking supply will remain 6,637 spaces.
Where will the new entrance be?
One project report says the new terminal entrance will be at Winona Avenue and Hollywood Way. That matters because airport access is a major part of the project, especially for drivers and people connecting from nearby transit.
Who is running the project?
The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority is overseeing the work. The project is being delivered as a design-build job by Holder Construction, Pankow Builders and TEC Constructors & Engineers, with Jacobs handling project management. Corgan and CannonDesign are listed as architectural partners.
What is the project schedule?
Construction began in January 2024. Project updates in 2025 said the terminal was about 32% complete in March and about 55% complete by September, after steel framing was finished.
The replacement project has also been called Elevate BUR. Voters approved the terminal replacement plan in 2016.
What is still unclear?
The total project cost is listed at $1.3 billion, but the available project details do not spell out a full funding breakdown.
The terminal size is also reported differently in some project descriptions, with most saying 355,000 square feet and one saying 335,000 square feet. The broader project timeline, however, is consistent: construction started in 2024 and the airport is aiming for an October 2026 opening.
For Burbank and the surrounding region, the project is less about adding more flights than about modernizing how the airport works: one larger terminal, newer passenger space, upgraded parking and a new layout for getting in and out.
