0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Airport ▁officials ▁held ▁a ▁press ▁conference ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁at ▁the ▁California ▁State ▁Fair , ▁announ cing ▁the ▁terminal ▁would ▁open ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁This ▁was ▁many ▁months ▁ahead ▁of ▁schedule ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁original ▁project ed ▁opening ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁Central ▁Terminal ▁B ▁became ▁fully ▁oper ational ▁on ▁October ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁Salv age ▁and ▁de const ruction ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Ar rival s ▁Building ▁and ▁demol ition ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁Terminal ▁B ▁was ▁completed ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Tra vel ▁+ ▁Le is ure ▁named ▁Terminal ▁B ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" C ool est ▁New ▁Airport ▁Term inals " ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁air port ' s ▁first ▁wait er - serv iced ▁restaur ants ▁were ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁Terminal ▁B ▁when ▁it ▁opened . ▁These ▁two ▁restaur ants ▁are ▁Es quire ▁Gr ill ▁by ▁famous ▁restaur ateur ▁R andy ▁Par ag ary , ▁a ▁tr end y ▁and ▁ups c ale ▁option , ▁and ▁C af eter ia ▁ 1 5 L , ▁a ▁low - cost ▁and ▁budget ▁inspired ▁restaurant ▁with ▁fast ▁food . ▁Other ▁Sac r amento ▁favor ites ▁held ▁con cess ion ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁terminal , ▁creating ▁an ▁entirely ▁new ▁Farm ▁To ▁F ork ▁v ibe ▁in ▁the ▁air port ▁which ▁Northern ▁California