The removal of fixtures in the old Terminal 2 began in January 2011. On November 9, 2010, the original Terminal 2 closed, and Terminal B opened. Mexicana celebrated 50 years serving the airport in September 2007, but suspended service to San Antonio in August 2010 when the airline went bankrupt and suspended operations. Trans States Airlines redeployed their aircraft elsewhere, eliminating service to seven cities. Since 1966, the airport has boarded more than 80 million people.įrom February to September 2006, the airport was a focus city for United Airlines (the airline called it a "hublet") with flights to 12 cities in conjunction with their partner Trans States Airlines. San Antonio boarded over 3.5 million passenger in 1999. Two new terminals were planned to replace Terminal 2, to increase the airports gate count to 35. This plan included major updates for the airport: more parking spaces in a 3,000 space parking garage to be completed by 2007, improved airport access and an improved concession program. In 1994 a second Airport Master Plan was developed that would take the airport into the 21st century. In 1986 a new 221-foot (67 m) FAA Air Traffic Control Tower was built at a new location. Once the new terminal was completed in 1984 it brought the airport's capacity up from eight gates to 27 gates. In 1975 the city adopted its first Airport Master Plan with plans for a new 1,300 space parking garage and a new 360,000 sq ft (33,000 m 2) Terminal (formerly called Terminal 1, now called Terminal A). For HemisFair '68, a new satellite concourse was built, containing eight jet bridge gates and passenger waiting areas. Terminal 2 was built in 1951–53, along with the FAA control tower and a baggage claim area. One squadron (113th) flew antisubmarine patrols over the Gulf of Mexico.Īt the end of the war the airfield was no longer needed by the military and was turned over to the City of San Antonio for civil use. The 77th Reconnaissance Group, equipped with various aircraft (P-39, P-40, A-20, B-25, O-47, O-52, and L-5) trained reconnaissance personnel who later served overseas. The airport opened in July 1942 as Alamo Field and was used by the United States Army Air Forces as a training base. San Antonio International Airport was founded in 1941 when the City of San Antonio purchased 1,200 acres (490 ha) of undeveloped land that was then north of the city limits (now part of the city's Uptown District) for a project to be called "San Antonio Municipal Airport." World War II wartime needs meant the unfinished airport was pressed into federal government service. SAT averages 260 daily departures and arrivals at its 24 gates, which serve 12 airlines flying non-stop to 53 destinations in the US and Mexico. Its elevation is 809 feet (247 m) above sea level. It has three runways and covers 2,305 acres (933 ha). It is in Uptown Central San Antonio, about 8 miles (13 km) north of Downtown. San Antonio International Airport ( IATA: SAT, ICAO: KSAT, FAA LID: SAT) is an international airport in San Antonio, Texas.
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