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Hollywood Burbank Airport's new $1.3B terminal opens today, replacing 96-year-old building
Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) opened its $1.3 billion 'Elevate BUR' passenger terminal on October 13, welcoming its first commercial flights. The roughly 355,000-square-foot, all-electric terminal keeps 14 gates and replaces the 1930 facility, driven mainly by safety: the old building no longer meets FAA standards.
Why it matters
Burbank is the Los Angeles area's key alternative to LAX, close to Hollywood and Universal Studios and loved by travellers for being small and easy. The new terminal is one of Southern California's biggest recent transport projects, and from today every passenger flow changes: the main entrance, parking and rideshare pickup have all moved.
Full report
Multiple outlets report that the 'Elevate BUR' terminal received its first commercial flights on October 13. The airport held a ribbon-cutting on October 5, a public Community Day on October 8, and a full-scale rehearsal on September 19 with about 1,500 volunteers. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority oversaw the project; construction began in January 2024 after Burbank voters approved it via Measure B in 2016.
The terminal covers roughly 355,000 square feet — 53 percent larger than the old building — and is all-electric. It keeps exactly 14 gates: Measure B capped the replacement at 14 gates, and any expansion needs a supermajority of the authority's nine commissioners. The airport says the rebuild was driven by safety, as the 96-year-old terminal no longer complies with current FAA standards — not by a need for more capacity.
The facility includes a larger ticketing lobby, a new TSA checkpoint, baggage claim, shops, restaurants and a parking structure. The old terminal buildings are expected to be torn down after the move.
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