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Each gate typically corresponds to one parking stand on the airport's apron. A gate that provides access to multiple stands/jet bridges may have separate, designated doorways – sometimes termed sub-gates – for each stand. Commercial airport stands have airside components to facilitate passenger boarding and aircraft ground handling. [1]: 6-2
New terminal buildings were opened on 12 September 1954, and 17 May 1971. By 1976, the airport had also become a US Customs port of entry, becoming Amarillo International Airport. [3] The original English Field terminal building was converted in 1997 to a museum maintained by the Texas Aviation Historical Society.
Art in the airport. The new terminal also features the largest public art project in Kansas City’s history.. Funding for the $5.6 million of newly commissioned art that is on display came from ...
The first half of the new terminal opened in early 1999 and the 1966 terminal was demolished. The second half of the new terminal was finished in late 1999. The first airplane built and flown in Texas, the "Pliska" (an approximate copy of the Wright Flyer II) was donated to the airport and is displayed in the terminal over the baggage-claim ...
The airport will gain a total of 24 additional gates over three terminals. The $1.6 billion first phase will include building a new Terminal F with an initial 15-gate concourse. Construction will ...
In December, the first terminal hotel, a nine-story Hilton, will open above one of three new terminal parking garages. On Sept. 25, the new main terminal marketplace with 15 new concessions and an ...
Skyway (formerly TerminaLink) is an automated people mover system operating at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.The system is 0.7 miles (1.1 km) long, [2] and runs along the north side of the airport, beyond airport security. [3]
West Houston Airport (IATA: IWS, ICAO: KIWS, FAA LID: IWS) is a privately owned, public use airport in Harris County, Texas, [1] 15 miles west of Downtown Houston [1] in the Greater Katy area. It opened in 1962 and was known as Lakeside Airport until the early 1980s [ 2 ] due to its location near the edge of Addicks reservoir .