A $65- to $75-million plan that includes new concessions space and other improvements for Long Beach Airport has the Long Beach Planning Commission’s support.

Planning commissioners gave their unanimous recommendation for the LGB project on Thursday. The project needs further support from the Cultural Heritage Commission and City Council before any construction may commence.

The proposals are a continuation of work that resulted in such improvements for LGB as the passenger concourse that opened in 2012.

The concourse is home to several restaurants, but would-be customers must pass through the Transportation Security Administration’s checkpoint to access the area. If the new plans go forward, construction workers would create a new courtyard and concessions area on the public side of the checkpoint.

Other key elements of the plan include tearing down LGB’s three baggage pick-up areas and building a new open-air pickup spot, creating a new baggage screening area for the TSA, building a new ticketing lobby adjacent to the airport’s historic 1941 terminal and reconfiguring a parking lot to benefit passengers using the likes of shuttle buses, taxis or ride-sharing services like Uber or Lyft to access LGB.

Airport administrators plan to pay for the improvements by spending existing dollars and raising additional financing from surcharges on airline tickets and rental cars, airport spokeswoman Cassie Chauvel said in an email. LGB officials may also be able to spend TSA grant dollars on the project.