As part of the WINGSPAN’s $125 million renovation program, GSP is adding another touch of the Upstate, Palmetto Distillery. Set to open this summer, Palmetto Distillery was founded by two brothers and entrepreneurs from Anderson, South Carolina. Born and raised in the South, Trey and Brian Boggs were inspired by their own heritage, which in turn inspired them to create Palmetto Distillery, South Carolina’s first legal moonshine distillery.

Their mission is to honor the heritage of South Carolina’s liquor production by creating a whiskey of unparalleled taste and quality. On the website, the brothers say, “We take pride in creating products that showcase the colorful history of the Palmetto State and the deep connection our brands have to South Carolina.”

GSP has a deep connection to its South Carolina home, so this couldn’t be a more perfect fit! Going to visit an out-of-town friend? Bring them a little taste of the South!

Until next time,

The Terminal

As WINGSPAN is in its last phase of construction, we are happy to announce that our administrative team has officially moved into their new offices! The newly constructed offices are located on the north side of the terminal on the second floor. GSP Airport District’s Administrative Department will call this new space home, and will be located closer to the passengers they work to provide great service every day. The new offices will house a boardroom, additional meeting space and several office spaces.

The wood trim in the new space and hardwood floor in one of new offices, boardroom and meeting space come from oak trees planted on GSP’s property since its inception. These oak trees will now live on forever inside GSP as a friendly reminder to all of GSP’s employees of the airport’s roots…pun intended.

Until next time,

The Terminal

If you’ve strolled through GSP lately, you may have noticed construction past our new TSA checkpoint area, between Concourse A and B. This construction is part of WINGSPAN renovations and is our future Grand Hall. After completion, The Grand Hall will include everything from restaurants serving delicious food to an expansive view of our garden and airfield. Restaurants you can expect to see are DC-3, Wolfgang Puck and everyone’s favorite… Chick-fil-a.

The Grand Hall has come a long way since our last update as you’ll see in the picture below from nearly a year ago:

Today, the construction is enclosed and coming to a near end towards the end of the year:

We are eager for our Grand opening coming soon and to start enjoying WINGPSAN renovations with all of our travelers. We hope to see you there when the time comes!

Until next time,

-The Terminal

It’s been two months since we merged our TSA checkpoints into a centralized screening area and we wanted to take this opportunity to thank our travelers. Thank you for your patience during this phase of construction as we worked to shorten wait times with this new feature.

While we realize going through security is not everyone’s favorite part of travel, we’re still working to make improvements that will create a better all-around experience. For example, have you noticed the water walls on either side of the new TSA checkpoint?  They have a dual purpose! They’re a nice new aesthetic detail, but the sound of water flowing is also intended to create a more serene environment. While that may not give you extra minutes when you’re rushing to catch a flight, it may help soothe your nerves as you take off your shoes.

And, we have more to come! Before the year ends there will be new artwork going in the water walls from two different artists.  Amy Baur’s and Michael Krondl’s glass pieces will further help create a sense of place at the airport and celebrate Upstate themes of textiles, water and technology.

Construction continues but we wanted to take a moment to show our gratitude and give you a preview of what’s to come! Next week we’ll show you our new talking security doors!