Meet The New Concourse B At Memphis International Airport

The day is here! We have a totally modernized Concourse B at the airport.

Memphis International Airport opened its new B concourse on February 15, 2022. After years of construction, covid, and $245 million, the concourse is now open to the public with new amenities, natural light, and a much nicer airport experience.

All operations in concourses A and C will be moved to B, centralizing the traveler's experience. I went to the opening day celebrations yesterday and snapped a few quick iPhone photos. See those below.

The coolest part is all the new artwork installed throughout the remodeled concourse, including 62 pieces from Memphis or Memphis-connected artists. Memphis International Airport worked with Urban Art Commission and an art committee to select the pieces, which range from huge ceiling-mounted glass sculptures to rotunda murals to photography and paintings.

What features does the new memphis airport concourse have?

higher ceilings
wider hallways
moving walkways
wireless charging spots on seat armrests
natural lighting
seismic improvements, which I take to mean earthquake preparedness
air conditioning for the jet bridges
more restaurant and shopping options, including a Memphis Made beer bar, a Grizzlies-themed bar, a distillery area with Old Dominick distillery and other Tennessee spirits and Memphis merch
children's play area

Holly Whitfield

Memphis airport concourse B Memphis Made bar

Holly Whitfield

Holly Whitfield

More FAQs - taken directly from the airport's press release:

The stem and southeast leg of the B Concourse will be completely modernized and will house all airline, retail and restaurant operations.
The southwest leg will only be utilized for international arriving flights and was not redesigned during the first phase of modernization.
There will be 23 gates available to airlines, which can accommodate about 6 million passengers, about 50% more traffic than MEM’s pre-pandemic levels.
Continued long-term growth at MEM could facilitate another modernization phase for the west leg of the B Concourse, which contains about 15 more gates that could increase capacity to nearly 11 million annual passengers.
Ticketing/check-in will continue in the A, B and C Terminals.
Security screening is not anticipated to change and will primarily be consolidated to B, although a second security checkpoint at C will also be available for periods of heavy traffic.
The A and C concourses will be closed but will be retained for possible future use. The end of the C concourse will be removed in order to facilitate more efficient airline traffic to and from the B concourse.