“It’s like Salt Lake has arrived,” she said. I was surprised by how beautiful it is,” Erwin said.Įrwin appreciated the modern feel of the new terminal and Concourse A, something she predicted will keep Salt Lake City in the minds of visitors when they pass through. The Canyon in the terminal is especially vibrant when it’s dark outside /EZu2J9Jt8N- Katie McKellar September 15, 2020 Both art installations are by California-based artist Gordon Huether. And up the escalators, as she looked out across a balcony, Ewrin said she was awed by “The Canyon,” the wavy, football-field-sized centerpiece art made of more than 500 wavy, fabric-covered, aluminum fins that sweep across the upper walls of the central terminal and illuminate with a programmable lighting system, meant to represent southern Utah’s slot canyons. When they walked in, Erwin said the first thing that caught her eye was the art installation near the escalators, “The Falls,” an 80-foot sculpture of light-refracting glass panes meant to represent a waterfall in a canyon. She said the drop-off zone was easy to navigate, and they exited their car right in front of the new terminal.
But when they arrived, the striping on the one-way road led them away from the old airport and onto a new roadway right up to the new.
She also had no idea her flight would be the inaugural flight - and she certainly didn’t expect the water cannon salute.Įrwin said a family member drove them to the airport to drop them off, expecting the usual route.
Still bleary-eyed while she sat at gate A21, waiting to board Delta Flight 2020 to Atlanta where they had a layover, Erwin said she had no idea it was opening day for Salt Lake’s new airport.
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