MSC Construction

In recent posts I've talked about runways and taxiways, but that's not the only construction that's taking place at LAX right now. In the opening photo, looking over the roof of the TBIT, you can see an empty space just in front of the American maintenance hangar. That is the site of the Midfield Satellite Concourse (MSC) southern extension, or just the MSC South. This project will add an additional eight (8) narrowbody gates to the MSC. What's particularly interesting about this project is that concurrently with the site preparation seen above, the building itself is being constructed at a different site on the northwest corner of the airport. The plan is to move the building in prefab sections to the final location in October, a process that will require shutting down the entire north complex on overnight shifts.

The planned layout of the MSC South, as shown in this rendition that I borrowed from LAWA's website. Here you can see the future eight gates, with room for another one or possibly two gates once the American maintenance hangar goes away.

The site of building construction, looking over the roof of the north end of the TBIT and the RY24 complex. That's an AeroMexico B787 Dreamliner lifting off from RY24L.

This aerial shot that I borrowed from LAWA's website shows the site where the building is being constructed in the upper left, while the actual MSC South location is in the center.

Another view of the MSC South under construction. In the foreground, a SkyWest (flying as Delta Connection) E175 follows a Delta A321neo on Taxiway E

LAWA Press Release

LAWA MSC South