San Antonio airport readies Terminal C, proposes parking garage and fee adjustments in FY27 budget

Jesus Signs, director of airports, presented the department's FY27 proposed budget and a Terminal C update, telling council the airport's FY27 total proposed budget is $222,000,000 with major capital spending moving through an $859,000,000 program and a larger $1.6917B Terminal Development Program.

Signs said the airport will add a 2,500-space, seven-story parking garage estimated to cost $132,000,000 and outlined commercial-concession transformations that are expected to lift nonairline revenues. He said proposed price adjustments for TNCs and other ground-transportation categories (for example, TNC fees moving from $2.50 to $5) and small changes to parking rates will yield roughly $10,000,000 additional revenue in FY27.

On Terminal C, Signs said construction is on scope, on schedule and on budget and emphasized preparations: adding 12 new CBP lanes in the FIS, increasing apron and gate capacity to 18 gates, establishing a nine-member first-flight team led by the assistant director, and working with FAA, TSA and CBP on operational readiness. He also described targeted air-service recruitment (Mexico markets, Sacramento, Portland, Pittsburgh and transatlantic prospects) and noted the airport is pursuing federal grant opportunities, including a potential $30M air-traffic-control tower modernization award.

Councilmembers asked about impacts to veterans and disabled-plate programs from parking changes; Signs said surface lots would be unaffected and that short-term and long-term garage rates will still include discounts for qualifying veterans.