The terminal at Martha’s Vineyard Airport will be tight for space this summer as construction on the property enters a new phase.
The baggage claim and rental car area on the east side of the terminal will soon be closed for the major $50 million overhaul of the airport.
“The terminal will be basically cut in half for its footprint going into the summer season,” said airport director Geoff Freeman. “We will be constrained in that terminal for a while.”
The baggage claim has moved to another part of the terminal, and the rental car agencies will move to a trailer in the nearby parking lot. The trailer arrived last week and is in the process of being set up.
Once that is done, that section of the terminal will be closed.
The closure is anticipated to start prior to Memorial Day, when much of the commercial traffic arrives for the season, and the area will likely be shut down for the duration of the project.
Approved by the Martha’s Vineyard Commission in May 2025, the airport is working to renovate 5,000 square feet of the terminal and adding another 15,000 square feet. The project is being done to give security agents more room and to create an enclosed departure area.
Construction started this past fall, and much of it has included underground work. Foundation work is expected to start soon, steel is supposed to go up in June and the project is supposed to wrapped up in 2028.
Despite the construction, airline schedules have largely remained unchanged this season. Cape Air continues to provide service year round, Delta will begin its flights Memorial Day weekend and JetBlue and American will start service in June.
“Service will remain the same,” Mr. Freeman said.
Tradewind, which operates out of the general aviation hangar, has added a new route to the Island from Hanscom airport in Bedford.
This article appears in April 17, 2026.
Perfect timing!
I say lets cancel all commercial flights for the summer
Agreed! The flights (both private and public) are wasteful, unnecessary and a blight on an otherwise peaceful island.
Yes. The “peaceful” island is LONG GONE
$ 50 million dollar price tag for the airport terminal makes the Woods Hole SSA terminal building and elevation of the surrounding land seem like a bargain
Not a surprise. Martha’s Vineyard is now simply an expensive suburb. No island feeling left. Just another stop on the highway of life by the financially well endowed.
I agree with all comments! The private and commercial jets fly way too low and are so annoying. Their carbon foot print is overwhelming! Why should we who live here year round have to suffer the consequences of seasonal wealth????