Salt Lake International Airport Development Thread - Page 12

Old&New · #**221** Posted **Oct 7, 2014, 6:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by jedikermit

I kind of like how they have you set up your own folding chair and bring your own seatbelt.

I believe you're referring to Spirit Airlines.

jedikermit · #**222** Posted **Oct 7, 2014, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Old&New

I believe you're referring to Spirit Airlines.

Last time I flew Spirit I was in the luggage hold. Cold, but not as uncomfortable as you'd think.

wrendog · #**223** Posted **Oct 8, 2014, 12:42 AM**

Hmm.. I really liked Frontier the one time I flew with them.

jubguy3 · #**224** Posted **Oct 8, 2014, 12:43 AM**

Frontier: don't forget your airbags!

Comrade · #**225** Posted **Oct 8, 2014, 1:46 AM**

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Originally Posted by justiny

Damn. Well, my dad always told me when I was growing up that 8 city blocks in SLC equaled one mile. I don't know if that's true, but that's a lot of moving walkways in that terminal and parking space.

Moving the airport downtown is one way to spur activity down there.

jubguy3 · #**226** Posted **Oct 8, 2014, 2:01 AM**

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Originally Posted by Comrade

Moving the airport downtown is one way to spur activity down there.

HOW ABOUT SUGARHOUSE? EVERYONE LOOVES SUGARHOUSE!

About the city blocks, a bunch of 660 foot blocks do equal a mile, like west valley which has 5280 foot blocks but downtown you have to add 132 BC of the street (our streets are 132 feet, right?) widths so 8 city blocks is larger.

SLC Projects · #**227** Posted **Nov 5, 2014, 7:05 AM**

Right now there's at least three cranes just south of the Dollar car rental lot right where the long term parking is. The old overflow dirt lot is now a new parking lot and parts of the long term parking lots are getting torn up to make way for, I believe, future car rental lots.

SLC Projects · #**228** Posted **Nov 6, 2014, 8:52 AM**

Ok, so when I look at the map that shows both today's and future's airport I get a much better idea of what going on in the area where I saw the three cranes ( today's theres four ) Those cranes are right where the future QTR will be. Quick Turn Around looks to be a two story parking garage that will store the rent a cars that can be turned back around in a hurry. Right now, these four cranes that are just south of the car rental lots look to be drilling into the ground for maybe the footings? It's fun to guess. Starting to see a lot of action here.

Hatman · #**229** Posted **Jan 3, 2015, 4:01 AM**

So, by a strange string of events I somehow found myself up on the fourth level of the Salt Lake Airport's parking garage. For an hour. Here is what I saw:

And here is an even worse picture of it:

As dissapointing as that is, it wasn't a complete loss. I saw a Tesla in Utah for the first time!

Here is our little city, as seen from the airport. Can you spot where downtown is?

UV4EVER · #**230** Posted **Jan 4, 2015, 6:34 AM**

Off topic I know but just FYI, I've seen a number of Teslas in Utah. My boss owns one in fact and I got to drive it last summer. When he bought it, Tesla told him that there were about 160 Teslas in Utah.

StevenF · #**231** Posted **Jan 4, 2015, 8:29 AM**

I have yet to notice a Tesla in Utah. The only place I have seen them is Labor Day weekend 2013, while I was in Portland. I was going to the Washington Terrace Mall in Tigerd and noticed in the parking garage that there was a charging station inside the garage and had at least 3 cars and one was a roadster. Thought it was cool. If I could afford one I would get one myself.

Stenar · #**232** Posted **Jan 5, 2015, 1:20 PM**

I see Teslas almost every day in Draper/Riverton. Mostly in Riverton.

billbillbillbill · #**233** Posted **Jan 5, 2015, 3:39 PM**

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Originally Posted by Stenar

I see Teslas almost every day in Draper/Riverton. Mostly in Riverton.

I was going to say the same thing. I see one quite often on 12300 south between Riverton and Draper. Never see it at the maverik though. Not sure why.

DCRes · #**234** Posted **Jan 5, 2015, 5:37 PM**

I believe Gordon Hayward drive a Tesla, so there's that

UTAZLoVer · #**235** Posted **Jan 6, 2015, 12:25 AM**

I have also seen two different Teslas parked on 25th Street here in Ogden on two separate occasions. I wish they would get charging stations along the Wasatch Front and not just in Central/Southern Utah. I know they are geared more toward those traveling cross country which is why they are placed where they are but I still think at least on the I-80 corridor they would be justified and a little less so, but still, along I-15.

LumberJack · #**236** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 8:27 PM**

Was at the airport yesterday. Definitely a lot going on out in the parking lots. Random question, does anyone know who has gate B1 at the airport? I know jetBlue used to have it but they are now at gate A4 in between Frontier and the three Alaska gates to the east of them. Thanks.

AllOutOfBubbleGum · #**237** Posted **Jan 9, 2015, 9:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by LumberJack

Was at the airport yesterday. Definitely a lot going on out in the parking lots. Random question, does anyone know who has gate B1 at the airport? I know jetBlue used to have it but they are now at gate A4 in between Frontier and the three Alaska gates to the east of them. Thanks.

I flew out of B2 two weeks ago and it looked like it was all SkyWest plains from B1 to B10ish or Delta, whatever floats your boat.

wrendog · #**238** Posted **Jan 10, 2015, 1:09 AM**

Parked right next to a Tesla at the Spurs game the other day. The was another Tesla on the next row as well.

Boz · #**239** Posted **Jan 10, 2015, 7:15 AM**

I haven't seen Tesla since the 80's...

JMK · #**240** Posted **Jan 22, 2015, 10:36 PM**

Got this email today,

http://us8.campaign-archive2.com/?u=...f&e=730ccce57a

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Initial renderings offer an exciting first glimpse at the potential new Terminal Road and approach into the new airport facility. The designs are still in development and final plans will be revealed this summer.

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This photo captures the complex construction of new rental car facilities near the existing parking garage. The large cranes are used to insert stone columns deep into the ground to support new buildings. $80.7 million of construction is now underway for the new $138 million rental car facilities and completion of the south parking lot.