Jennifer Daack Woolson, Author at Airport Improvement

New Concourse at Reagan National Adds 14 Gates for American Airlines

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | May 1, 2021 | Terminals

In April, the Washington, D.C., airport unveiled its new 14-gate concourse, a 230,000-square-foot facility built to replace its remote and cramped Gate 35X. Until recently, about 6,000 American Airline passengers rode airside buses every day to Gate 35X, where they boarded regional jets parked at 14 hardstand gates. The arrangement was the airport’s way of continuing vital service while demand stretched beyond its contiguous facilities.

O’Hare Moves Aircraft Deicing From Gates to High-Tech Centralized Facility

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | Mar 1, 2021 | Ground Support

Chicago is widely known as the Windy City, but it’s also snowy and icy. That creates challenging conditions at Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), said to be home of the busiest sustained winter airport operations in the world. This past season, for instance, it processed more than 1,200 flights per day.

New Terminal Significantly Increases Capacity, Flexibility at Brownsville South Padre Island Int’l

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | Jan 1, 2021 | Terminals

The new terminal, set to open in January 2021, is 91,000 square feet, with four gates that can accommodate four narrow-body aircraft simultaneously. The entry hall features an expansive 45-foot glass wall that bathes check-in, baggage claim and a meet-and-greet area in natural sunlight. The TSA checkpoint exceeds minimum design standards to prepare BRO for evolving security requirements.

Improvements to Bulk Fuel Farm at JFK Int’l Include First New Tanks in Almost 50 Years

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | Nov 1, 2020 | Fuel Operations

Beatlemania, bell bottoms and lava lamps. These were all the rage in the ’60s, when most of the bulk fuel farm at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) was built. It contains 62 tanks varying from 250,000 to 500,000 gallons each because it was designed for the way airlines worked at the time, with different grades of jet fuel and fuels with different tax status stored separately. But today, with comingled fuel and improved metering technology, the fuel farm is just as outdated as bell bottoms.

Fuel System Upgrades at Mitchell Int’l Benefit Tenant Airlines and Nearby Airports

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | Oct 1, 2020 | Fuel Operations

For decades, Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) received its jet fuel from an off-airport Shell storage facility supplied by a pipeline running from Chicago-area refineries up the western shore of Lake Michigan through Milwaukee to Green Bay, WI. But in 2016, the pipeline operator decided to decommission the segment of pipeline north of Milwaukee, and Shell consequently announced plans to sell the facility that supplied all of MKE’s jet fuel.

Pedestrian Bridge Facilitates Construction of New Arrivals & Departures Hall at LaGuardia Terminal B

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | Sep 1, 2020 | Terminals

New York is the city that never sleeps. That’s the level of energy brought by the private consortium that recently redeveloped the Terminal B Arrivals and Departures Hall at LaGuardia Airport (LGA), one of the largest airport construction projects in the world.

Oakland Int’l Creates Task Force to Prepare for Current & Future Passengers

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | Jul 1, 2020 | Terminals

In mid-March, just as most of us started using the phrase ‘social distancing’ and began wondering how the impending shelter-in-place orders would affect our states, Oakland International Airport (OAK) in California was dealing with one of its first ‘unprecedented’ events related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Transformation of Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor Finishes with North & South Concourses

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | May 1, 2020 | Terminals

Before design of the $590 million Terminal 3 Modernization Project at Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) in Phoenix began in 2013, about 30 stakeholders held a workshop to establish goals for the project. Consensus within the group was to ‘create a world-class facility that was value-oriented, efficient and created a sense of place.’

New Addition at Tallahassee Int’l Creates World’s Largest On-Airport Solar Farm

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | Mar 1, 2020 | Environmental

Building the world’s largest airport-based solar farm doesn’t come without challenges. But the team developing the new 320-acre, 42-megawatt (MWac) solar farm at Tallahassee International Airport (TLH) prevailed’and also shattered previous records for renewable energy production for airport sited solar farms. When the new facility became operational in January 2020, it joined TLH’s other solar farm that came online in 2018. Together, the two solar farms span 400 acres and produce 62 MWac per year, vaulting the Florida airport well ahead of other industry standouts.

Operation Airdrop Brings Post-Hurricane Relief With Help of Airports & Volunteers

by Jennifer Daack Woolson | Oct 1, 2019 | Emergency Operations

In September 2018, Hurricane Florence dumped 35 inches of rain on the Carolinas, with winds gusting up to 130 mph. The Category 4 storm created widespread flooding that closed major freeways and other roads for days after landfall, completely cutting off access for 120,000 people in Wilmington, NC, and many more in surrounding communities.

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New Concourse at Reagan National Adds 14 Gates for American Airlines

O’Hare Moves Aircraft Deicing From Gates to High-Tech Centralized Facility

New Terminal Significantly Increases Capacity, Flexibility at Brownsville South Padre Island Int’l

Improvements to Bulk Fuel Farm at JFK Int’l Include First New Tanks in Almost 50 Years

Fuel System Upgrades at Mitchell Int’l Benefit Tenant Airlines and Nearby Airports

Pedestrian Bridge Facilitates Construction of New Arrivals & Departures Hall at LaGuardia Terminal B

Oakland Int’l Creates Task Force to Prepare for Current & Future Passengers

Transformation of Terminal 3 at Phoenix Sky Harbor Finishes with North & South Concourses

New Addition at Tallahassee Int’l Creates World’s Largest On-Airport Solar Farm

Operation Airdrop Brings Post-Hurricane Relief With Help of Airports & Volunteers

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