By methodically replacing aging infrastructure and equipment over the past eight years, Columbia Metropolitan Airport (CAE) in West Columbia, SC, managed to shave $1.2 million off its annual budget.
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, MI, was on the cusp of breaking ground to expand its Concourse A in April 2020 when COVID-19 brought the entire industry to an eerie halt.
When Colorado Springs Airport (COS) took a close look at its services during a 2020 branding exercise, it learned a lot of interesting things. One key finding was that many travelers who were airport lounge members used the membership’s parking component more than they used the lounge itself.
With 62 million annual passengers, 280,000 jobs and more than $17 billion in wages, John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) represents a sizable chunk of New York’s local economy and the international aviation network.
Miami International Airport (MIA) recently added two glass passenger boarding bridges, with plans for 60 more over the next five years. Once these projects are complete, MIA will have more see-through jet bridges than any other U.S. airport.
They say everything’s bigger in Texas. And although bigger isn’t always better, it’s definitely a good thing at Valley International Airport (HRL) in Harlingen, TX. The airport’s recently extended 17R-35L runway is now the biggest—longest—runway in South Texas.
This spring, Lincoln Airport (LNK) officially cut the ribbon on a dramatically improved terminal. In addition to adding 38,000 square feet of new space and renovating existing facilities, the Nebraska airport significantly enhanced post-security amenities.
Sometimes the best path to efficiency and cost-savings is decidedly low-tech. That’s the case for Appleton International Airport (ATW) when it comes to groundskeeping. The central Wisconsin airport is keeping things organic by using a flock of sheep to help tend its offsite wetlands.
Reestablishing scheduled commercial flights at Purdue University Airport (LAF) in West Lafayette, IN, took the active involvement of local, state and federal representatives; the local chamber of commerce and multiple business associations; an air service development consultant; Purdue University administration; three Purdue alumni and one proud Purdue grad dad.
Once the COVID-19 pandemic eased, travelers started surging back in record numbers to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) in Houston. In 2023, the Texas airfield handled more than 46 million passengers—a 12.7% increase from 2022. And traffic this year is expected to easily top that.
Cincinnati airport trialed Volan's Bluetooth badges for asset tracking, safety, and efficiency in a 9-month test, reducing safety costs while enhancing security.
One of the busiest cargo airports in the world—Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport (ANC)––now is even busier, thanks to a nearly $10 million sorting facility for FedEx Express that opened there late last year.
No need to remind me that our jobs are never totally finished. There are always more safety improvements to initiate, capacity-increasing projects to execute and restrooms to modernize. I get it, our jobs demand it.
