Sams Lake Bird Sanctuary was built by ATL as part of its fifth runway project. A lot has changed since the terminal at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) was built in late 1970s. Sustainable design wasn't yet a hot topic among...
San Francisco International has used biometrics to limit field-side access since the early 1990s. Once merely a fictional prop for sci-fi shows and spy movies, biometric devices that authenticate employees by their fingerprints or hand geometry are standard equipment...
The new $11 million Airport Operations Center/Emergency Operations Center (AOC/EOC) at Indianapolis International is bound to become the envy of airport operators throughout the country and abroad. It's already the pride and joy of the staff working there. "It's so...
South Bend Regional You don't need a crystal ball or tea leaves to see it coming. The topic of safety management systems (SMS) has been popping up at seminars and industry conferences throughout the country ever since the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released...
As the deal to privatize Chicago Midway Airport nears completion, you can almost hear Milton Friedman and Adam Smith high-fiving each other from the grave. If the $2.51 billion, 99-year agreement to lease the airport to a private operating company is finalized in...
The intertwined web of the U.S. air traffic system will experience notable changes when new runways at three different airports open on Nov. 20. The effects of increased capacity at Dulles International, O'Hare International and Seattle-Tacoma International (Sea-Tac)...
Like many airports, Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International decks its halls for the winter holidays. This year, it will spend thousands of dollars on everything from professionally strung lights and wreaths to a variety of holiday entertainers - including,...
Managing change is rarely easy. It becomes potentially mind-boggling, however, when it involves more than 3,000 employees, 10 major airlines and about 180 daily departures. Such is the case at Indianapolis International Airport. On Nov. 11, the airport will begin...
The clock is ticking on construction at McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad, CA. In order to satisfy the terms of a $10 million bond agreement, the airport's new terminal must be ready for use in December. Everything, however, seems to be proceeding on schedule....
It's not often that a parking garage inspires people to linger and enjoy the views, but it happens all the time at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) in Georgia. No, really; it does Passengers often stop to gaze down from the wrought iron balconies or...
Sometimes it’s not the large long-term projects looming on the horizon that cause the headaches; it’s the smaller ones that pop up without warning. That’s how it was for Jerry Vickers, airport director of Albert J. Ellis Airport (OAJ), in...
Passengers at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) have several new flight options, but they have nothing to do with air service. They're wine flights, groupings of two or three wines poured in sample-size tasting portions. Patrons can "catch" these flights at...
When a professional golf tournament rolls into town, it brings plenty of big iron with it. That's why Marana (AZ) Regional Airport quickly adjusted its master plan to accommodate the 2007 Accenture Match Play World Golf Championship. "It's the third largest tournament...
When a light goes out at home, a quick bulb change usually fixes the problem. On an airfield, it's rarely that simple. At O'Hare International Airport, it's even more challenging. A system that keeps snow and ice off two taxiway bridges at the bustling Chicago airport...
Building a new terminal is tough under the best of circumstances; throw in a hurricane of historic proportions, and it becomes a true test of fortitude. That was the case at Gulfport-Biloxi International (GPT) in 2005. The rapidly expanding Mississippi airport was...
Although environmentally conscious building practices are not the norm in the airport industry, they're a top priority at Winnipeg James Armstrong Richardson International Airport. In a province that runs entirely on clean hydroelectric power, a "green" terminal was...
At 7,000 square feet, the Hudson Group's shops in Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy International Airport were already the company's largest contiguous retail space. Hudson, however, wanted them to be its design-leaders as well. So the company completely renovated them -...
At school, the rental car counter or home for dinner — there’s always a penalty for being late. The schedule of “liquidated damages” was particularly steep when Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) replaced one of its five...
If the entire city of Santa Fe, NM, drove to the Los Angeles International Airport on the same day, it would be business as usual for landside operations. The airport averages about 71,400* vehicles per day — roughly 26 million last year. Managing such volume...
First Aviation's former facility wasn't really an ugly duckling, but its new $63 million complex easily qualifies as a beautiful swan. Stretching the length of three football fields along the south side of Teterboro Airport, its multi-story glass-front terminal...
