▁ 3 0 ▁years . ▁Up gr ades ▁included : ▁ ▁new ▁ ▁terminal ▁building ▁constructed ▁by ▁Bou yg ues ▁ ▁retro f itting ▁the ▁current ▁terminal ▁which ▁will ▁become ▁sole ly ▁an ▁administration ▁building ▁and ▁control ▁tower ▁ ▁expand ing ▁par king ▁lots ▁ ▁new ▁combined ▁services ▁building ▁to ▁house ▁all ▁air port ▁and ▁safety ▁vehicles ▁ ▁a ▁second ▁tax i way ▁▁ ▁apr on ▁and ▁rep aving ▁the ▁run way . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁began ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁on ▁August ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁with ▁flight ▁service ▁beginning ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁On ▁September ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁during ▁construction , ▁a ▁large ▁fire ▁caused ▁major ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁terminal , ▁cost ing ▁an ▁estimated ▁$ 1 ▁million . ▁As ide ▁from ▁the ▁fire , ▁other ▁challeng es ▁encountered ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁include ▁th aw ing ▁per ma f rost , ▁electric ity ▁dem ands , ▁housing ▁for ▁construction ▁workers , ▁extreme ▁cold ▁temper atures ▁and ▁short ▁day light ▁hours ▁in ▁winter , ▁and ▁advanced ▁planning ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of ▁summer ▁sea ▁lif ts ▁to ▁lower ▁the ▁delivery ▁cost ▁of ▁construction ▁materials . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁terminal ▁has : ▁ 1 6 ▁Check - in ▁des ks ▁▁ 5 ▁gates ▁▁ 2 ▁b agg age ▁claim ▁car ousel ▁ ▁depart ures ▁convey or ▁bel t ▁to ▁carry ▁b agg age ▁to ▁screen ing ▁area ▁ ▁c afé ▁ ▁Pass enger ▁waiting