A quiet, yet sweeping, transformation has occurred in the way Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) manages and maintains its airfield pavement. Efforts have spanned multiple years, cost millions of dollars and required commitment across many departments. All the...
factsfigures Project: Professional Development Location: Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport Initiative: Management Development Program Strategy: Build airport industry knowledge via 18-credit college curriculum Areas of Study: Aviation legislation; airport...
Smoking is not permitted anywhere inside the terminals at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago; but guests at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International can light up in 12 designated smoking areas spread throughout all seven concourses. Tampa International takes a somewhat middle-ground approach by providing five outdoor smoking patios.
The recently renovated terminal at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG) is a literal bricks-and-mortar representation of the dramatic contraction and changes the airport has experienced in the last seven years. The $36 million facelift and...
With about 2 million square feet of interior space, nine separate buildings and 3,000+ pieces of equipment under its purview, the facilities maintenance department at Spokane International Airport in Washington (GEG) has a lot of ground to cover. Its wide variety of...
As the world's first facility built to house commercial space flight operations, the $209 million Spaceport America in southern New Mexico is being scrutinized on every front. From aerospace executives and two separate branches of the FAA to building code officials...
factsfigures Project: Parking Garage Location: Long Beach Airport Cost: $56 million Funding: Federal Stimulus Build America Bond; General Airport Revenue Bond; Passenger Facility Charges (about $4 million) Size: 5 stories; 735,000 sq. ft. Capacity: 1,989 spaces...
With private contractors operating towers at nearly 250 U.S. airports, air traffic control isn't a strictly FAA function as the traveling public often assumes. Last year, contract controllers manned fully 45% of U.S. towers and managed more than one quarter of all...
Despite plans brewing for a new $175 million terminal at Little Rock National Airport (LIT), there's more talk of debt reduction and airline fees than carpet swatches and paint samples. Executive director Ron Mathieu refers to it as "getting the financial house in...
Vendors had to demonstrate that their menus included lighter, healthier concession items to be included in the airport's ad campaign.Not many days go by without some form of market research occurring at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). It's so...
Passengers flying out of Denver International Airport (DIA) will soon have an eco-friendly off-airport parking option. Canopy Airport Parking opens with 4,300 spaces. Facts & Figures Project: Off-airport Parking Facility Location: Near Denver International...
Vancouver Int'l uses the radar and video-based Tarsier system from QinetiQ for automated FOD detection.Just as foreign object debris and damage (FOD) come in many shapes and sizes, so do the programs airports develop to battle them. Vancouver International Airport was...
It's one thing for airports to encourage tenants to promote healthy practices; it's another to insist on it. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is straddling that line with its new Terminal 2 concessions program. Facts & Figures Project: New Concessions...
Airport food used to be simple: Hot dogs spun endlessly on heated rollers, and almost everything else was deep-fried and served in a cardboard boat. Prepackaged, processed fare was easy for concessionaires, but hard on travelers' arteries and waistlines. These days,...
Airport Maintenance crews performed exterior renovations to complement the complete interior overhaul contractors provided inside.For five months, the general aviation arm of U.S. Customs & Border Protection (CBP) at El Paso International Airport operated from a...
In addition to handling roughly 57,000 flights and 9.5 million passengers last year, Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York maintained a thriving film career. The bustling international terminal routinely appears as a backdrop in everything...
It's hard to watch Up in the Air without playing "name that airport" (or frequent flier lounge or airfield). But even for industry insiders, it's tough to tell what's real and what's the architectural equivalent of a body double. Although the film portrays nearly a...
A fleet of 10 Segways reduces the response time of law enforcement ans security officers covering 4.8 million square feet of space at Miami International.Technology reigns supreme in airport security - from increasingly fast baggage screening systems to puffer...
Don't mess with Texas - especially its largest airport. George Bush Intercontinental in Houston has a volunteer regiment of more than 600 horseback riders patrolling its 13,000 acres. "We have a large perimeter and a lot of undeveloped areas with dense vegetation...
When the new Indianapolis International Airport opened last November, it debuted almost $4 million of artwork - 36 permanent pieces strategically sprinkled throughout two concourses and 1.2 million square feet of overall space. "We had a distinct advantage with a...
Ottawa International After Ottawa International opened its $310 million Passenger Terminal Building in October 2003, the Airport Authority had little time to relish its accomplishment before significant traffic growth triggered another expansion. Every year, passenger...
It takes an entirely new vein of creativity to manage an airport art program these days. Aesthetics are still paramount; but the financial aspects are tougher than ever given the bleak landscape of the air travel industry. It's almost like being trapped in an Edvard...
St. Louis International AirportIt's a scaled-back version of the original plan, but Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is forging ahead with major capital improvements despite a choking national economy and severe industry constraints. More than three decades...
The Transportation Security Administration's new $25.5 million facility at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is all about efficiency. The two-story, 128,000-square-foot building previously used as a postal sorting center is now fully dedicated to testing and...
A privately funded $300,000 renovation of the USO facility at Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is dovetailing nicely with other airport-backed improvements being made throughout the main terminal. "It's one of the jewels of the airport," notes airport director...
