Crews installed the final steel beam for Eppley Airfield’s future central pavilion. It’s part of the billion-dollar terminal expansion and modernization project at the busiest airport in Nebraska or Iowa. The central pavilion will be a big, open area in the middle of the new terminal. It will house the TSA checkpoint and a food court/shopping area.
The new terminal will have nearly double the square footage as the old one and will feature centralized security, more restaurants/shops and international arrivals capability. The terminal expansion will increase building space by 72 percent from 375,000 sq. ft. to approximately 646,000 sq. ft.
Eppley served more than 5.2 million passengers in 2024. Seven airlines provide approximately 70 departures per day to 34 nonstop destinations from Omaha…