This airport, built in 1961, has received its walking papers. That overload, combined with the fact that Salt Lake will host the 2002 Winter Olympics, has prompted plans to construct a new airport, which will be located just northwest of the current one. It is scheduled to start handling some flights as early as 2002. When the new facility is fully operational, the current airport will be torn down. Also because of the Olympics, you will encounter freeway construction as you head from the airport to downtown Salt Lake City.
Construction is ongoing from Provo to downtown Salt Lake.
It's slated for completion sometime in the year 2000. To make sure the company can offer you a ride, it adds a third run on holidays and summer weekends. Another shuttle can get you to Jackson Hole Airport and back. If you're driving, the fastest route from the Salt Lake City airport into Yellowstone country is to head north on I-15. You'll be in Idaho Falls in three hours if the weather's good, barring serious construction delays.