San Diego Business Journal
Ray Huard
20 Jan 2026
Travelers who find it easier getting to and from San Diego International Airport have Latitude 33 to thank.
Based in Scripps Ranch, Latitude 33 was the lead civil engineer on the $4 billion airport project to build a new Termina 1, collaborating with Kleinfelder, based in downtown San Diego, to build the new Terminal 1 and the roadways around it.
Semic said that Latitude 33’s share of the Terminal 1 project cost about $500 million and is the biggest project that the company has ever done.
In the new terminal, baggage handling systems and utilities are all below ground level.
Although Terminal 1 opened in September, Latitude 33’s work on the airport continues as the airport moves into its next phase of development, adding 11 new gates for the new terminal and a connector between Terminal 1 and Terminal 2...
