▁Hin ch man ▁& ▁G ry ll s , ▁and ▁Minor ity ▁Airport ▁Arch itect s ▁& ▁Pl ann ers . ▁The ▁new ▁terminal ▁opened ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁on - time ▁and ▁under ▁budget . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 5 ▁million ▁passengers ▁per ▁year ▁and ▁covered ▁ 2 . 5 ▁million ▁square ▁feet ▁( 2 3 0 , 0 0 0   m ²). ▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁a ▁ ▁fourth ▁parallel ▁run way ▁was ▁completed ▁and ▁another ▁run way ▁was ▁extended ▁to ▁ ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁H arts field – Jack son ' s ▁leadership ▁established ▁the ▁Development ▁Program : ▁" Focus ▁On ▁the ▁Future " ▁involving ▁multiple ▁construction ▁projects ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁prepar ing ▁the ▁air port ▁to ▁handle ▁a ▁project ed ▁demand ▁of ▁ 1 2 1 ▁million ▁passengers ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁program ▁was ▁originally ▁budget ed ▁at ▁$ 5 . 4 ▁billion ▁over ▁a ▁ten - year ▁period , ▁but ▁the ▁total ▁is ▁now ▁re vised ▁to ▁be ▁at ▁over ▁$ 9 ▁billion . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁construction ▁of ▁an ▁over ▁ ▁fifth ▁run way ▁( 1 0 – 2 8 ) ▁began . ▁It ▁was ▁completed ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 1 . 2 8 ▁billion ▁and ▁opened ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁It