Fresno Yosemite International Airpot, which goes by the airport code FAT, for its original name Fresno Air Terminal, opened its new concourse expansion in December 2025. Photo via City of Fresno
Fresno Yosemite International Airport (FAT) recently opened its largest terminal expansion in history, a $150 million project financed entirely without City of Fresno general fund dollars.
The expansion, which broke ground in May 2023, relied on a funding mix of federal infrastructure grants, Federal Aviation Administration grants, passenger facility charges, Measure C funds, a Transportation Security Administration grant and airport revenue bonds, according to the city.
Federal support exceeded $85 million, with funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, Community Project Funding and additional federal sources, Rep. Jim Costa said.
“When Mayor Dyer and local officials requested strong federal support, I was honored to help make that a reality,” Costa said in a statement.
The financing structure represents what Fresno City Councilmember Tyler Maxwell called “Fresno’s largest public works investment in a generation.”
Q&D Construction delivered the concourse expansion project with CSHQA serving as architect. Photo via City of Fresno
The project adds approximately 98,000 square feet to the airport’s footprint with the new Concourse B. The concourse includes modernized passenger holdrooms and two swing-gate jet bridges to accommodate both domestic and international flight arrivals.
A new international arrivals facility triples current capacity with a lobby area and an outdoor plaza.
An expanded security screening checkpoint that opened in April provides passengers with extra queueing capacity within a 13,000-square-foot facility. A new baggage handling system will process checked passenger baggage from airline ticket counters to sorting.
The expansion includes retailer Hudson and local dining option Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant, which is scheduled to open this month.
Mayor Jerry Dyer said the expansion positions the airport as a more competitive facility for growing air service.
“I am extremely pleased that travelers will experience an expanded, efficient and convenient terminal that our community can be proud to call their hometown airport,” Dyer said.
Duane Boreham with Q&D Construction at the project’s 2023 groundbreaking. File photo
Interim Director of Aviation Francisco Partida said the terminal expansion fulfills the airport’s promise to provide a safe, secure and exceptional customer experience for Central California residents and visitors.
The project incorporates public art through a partnership with the Fresno Arts Council. Design elements include terrazzo flooring with a river-themed pattern symbolizing waterways that flow through the Valley. Dynamic flight information displays and a video wall are integrated into wood casings representing the redwoods and Sequoias found in nearby national parks.
Nevada-based Q&D Construction delivered the project with CSHQA serving as architect.