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Originally Posted by brando
Gate 1 has been closed down completely because it's the furthest to the east end of the terminal.
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Gate 1 isn't - and never has been - the furthest to the east end of the terminal. It's a ground level gate that you pass
before you reached Gates 2 & 3 which were at the furthest east end of the existing terminal.
map of terminal before expansion which also shows the new Gate 3a
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The jet bridges for gates 2 and 3 were demolished and replaced with temp modular jet bridges
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Actually, I suspect they were
removed (not demolished) and replaced with the temporary jetways. Someone can correct me if I'm wrong but I think ABIA owns the actual jetways. In their current rates, there is a $95,000 fee per gate per year listed for "Terminal Equipment Fee" and I think the jetways are part of the terminal equipment. There's no reason to demolish a perfectly good jetway when it can be relocated somewhere else.
Looks to me like the new section being built shows
10 different jetways. One of those is probably a current gate that's been relocated.
Image came from
this thread over at shaggytexas.com.
Four on the south side, four on the north side and 2 double jetways off the east eand. The grey jetway at the far left lower corner is an existing gate, although I'm not sure which one.
Also - this is an upper level map of the new concourse. Look where the tan colored food and beverage is planned marked "Unit I". It still shows the stairs leading down to the ground level Gate 1. Gate 1 was only designed for regional jets and it seems like if it were used, the actual aircraft would sit in from of what's Saxon Pub.
On the other hand, I think
Speculator does make a good point. I've read in more than one place that there are to be 3 gates that are relocated. (I'm thinking the 3 gates are 4, 3, & 2.)
Here's another rendering from
Building ATX
On the far left hand side, you can see the easternmost "outdoor staircase" that juts out from the existing terminal. The plane parked to the left of it is the current Gate 7. The two jetways to the right of it are the current Gates 6 & 5. The jetway with the red-tailed plane parked at it is the start of the new part of the terminal. If 3 of those 10 gates are "replaced" gates, then that would be only 31 jetway equipped gates for a total of 31 plus the ground-level Gate 1 for a total of 32 gates.
But here's what I'm wondering. If those two double jetways at the end aren't being used by wide-body jets, can one of them be swung around and the two be used for separate planes? It look like they could. Look at the last rendering. Notice those two guys next to the baggage truck. To their right are markings for an aircraft parking position but that parking position doesn't line up with the double jetway on the end. But if that outer jetway can swing around to line up with that parking space, (and the other double jetway can do the same) the that would be 9
new (additional) "regular sized gates" or 5 "regular sized jetways and 2 widebody double jetways for a total of 7 new "gates.