A new taxiway completed late this summer at Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU) marks the first step in an aggressive expansion program to help the northern Alabama airport keep pace with dramatic regional economic growth.
This June, San Francisco International Airport (SFO) completed a $75 million taxiway reconstruction project, removing two heavily used taxiways and replacing them with two separate, non-intersecting taxiways.
Regina International Airport (YQR) invested $2.2 million in new runway edge lighting and an upgraded approach lighting system as part of a major $26 million airfield rehabilitation project.
Continuing its commitment to safety and ongoing improvement, FAA issued a Safety Call to Action in February 2023 for a critical look at the U.S. aerospace system structure, culture, process, systems and integration of safety efforts.
The $7.6 million project removed older, various-angled taxiways and replaced them with new taxiways that meet the airport’s runways at right angles and adhere to current FAA design standards.
When Des Moines International Airport (DSM) started planning and designing its new terminal about a decade ago, the project team realized that several existing gates would have to be decommissioned to accommodate the new terminal’s footprint.
Turning a wrench has gone digital for airfield crews at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), at least when it comes to maintaining the lights along runways, taxiways and other critical pavement. For the past three years, they have been using a computerized bolt-torquing system that saves time and money while also making the airfield safer.
While we at the aviation associations inside the beltway have our airport advocacy capes hanging on the back of our office doors at the ready, at the end of the day, all of us in the industry are superheroes.
Driven by a powerful desire to never find itself or its customers in that predicament, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport (AZA) recently invested $4.5 million to increase onsite fuel reserves by up to 60%.
In 2018, Washington state mandated the phased elimination of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in firefighting foam for anything other than emergency response. The new state legislation presented a challenge for the Port of Seattle Fire Department.
Manitowish Waters Airport (D25) in northern Wisconsin is more than just a place for planes to land. It’s a testament to visionary thinking back in 1945.
Described as the airport’s largest project to date, the ASE Program is about 14+ years in the making. Construction is slated for completion by 2028/2029, and Danette Bewley, President/CEO of Tucson Airport Authority (TAA) expects the changes to be amazing.
When Gallatin County Regional Airport (8GK) officials cut the ribbon on its runway last summer, the state’s 58th general aviation airport was officially open for business.
Amid the angst, upheaval and tragedy that COVID-19 unleashed, there were also isolated slivers of opportunity. One of those rare instances occurred at Bismarck Airport (BIS) in North Dakota.
The airfield is a crucial element at any airport. While it doesn’t typically receive the same public attention as a terminal, parking or even concessions, it’s the single most important piece of a complex puzzle. After all, there is no airport without a runway.
