New connections are being made since the August opening of a $36 million light rail station at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). The country's longest light rail system - 90 miles- is now connected with the world's third-busiest airport. DFW hosts...
The new $112 million Regional Intermodal Transportation Center at Bob Hope Airport (BUR) shows that access to the Burbank, CA, airport is an important priority. What's not so evident is that in the event of a major earthquake, it can serve as a regional command...
If airfields were buildings, there's little doubt that the new replacement runway at Port Columbus International Airport (CMH) would be a shoo-in for Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) certification from the U.S.Green Building Council. Runway...
It wouldn’t be hyperbole or marketing hype to say that the newly renovated TSA checkpoint at Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) puts most airport screening areas to shame. The 3,000-square-foot screening station in Terminal E features soft music, mood...
The $9 million rehabilitation of the sole runway at Huntington Tri-State Airport (HTS) in West Virginia was completed without any big surprises — just the way Airport Director Jerry Brienza likes it. The airport’s airlines and cargo operator agreed to a...
Airmen and civilians flying aircraft into Joint Base Charleston via Runway 15-33 have had smoother landings since the rehabilitated runway opened in August. The main 9,000-foot runway, owned by the U.S. Air Force, serves both the 437th Airlift Wing and Charleston...
Passengers connecting to U.S. destinations in Terminal 1 at Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) no longer have the hassle of claiming and rechecking their baggage, thanks to the airport's new multimillion-dollar baggage system. The Baggage Image and Weight...
The question to rebuild or refurbish is one that vexes nearly every airport at one time or another. Most need to undertake a significant terminal project about every 25 years to keep up with changes in aircraft size, security policies, ticketing or baggage processes and concessions trends.
factsfigures Project: Terminal Capacity Enhancement Location: Myrtle Beach (SC) Int'l Airport Owner: Horry Co. Size of Expansion: 240,000 sq. ft. New Size: 395,000 sq. ft. Cost: $118 million Funding: FAA grants; $16.5 million airport funds; $6.2 million TSA grant...
While most airports are more than just airplanes and runways, Ohio's Rickenbacker International Airport (LCK) stretches the usual format further than most. In addition to cargo, military and passenger services, it also includes rail and trucking. As such, the...
Just as giant freighters traversing Lake Superior often battle brutal storms to reach Duluth, MN, the port city’s airport weathered its share of financial storms before building a new $77.5 million passenger terminal. But despite the national recession,...
When the FAA issued a draft advisory circular about integrated safety management systems (SMS) in late June, Bob Hope Airport (BUR) was already planning for it. By July, the Burbank, CA, facility had a new data collection system in place to help prepare for the...
When officials at Portland International Jetport in Maine (PWM) initiated preliminary design work for the airport's recent $75 million terminal expansion, their sustainability goals were relatively modest compared to what was ultimately achieved. In the beginning,...
What began as an ordinary apron rehab at a general aviation facility in the Florida Panhandle ended with all the markings of an industry-changing project. Bob Sikes Airport (CEW), in Crestview, FL, became a pavement pioneer when it used a new fuel-resistant asphalt...
Before John Schalliol retired as executive director of South Bend Airport (SBN) in Indiana, he oversaw the culmination of a $15.8 million concourse project that added five new gates, 45,000 square feet of terminal space and numerous passenger conveniences. The final...
With $20 million worth of airport development in the last five years, Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) increased its odds of winning - and won. It was recently named 2011 Airport of the Year by the Arizona Department of Transportation, beating out 82...
With an overall updated design and the addition of devices to help hearing-impaired visitors, the new $36 million terminal at Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO) in Michigan is easier on the eyes - and ears - than the old terminal it replaced. It also...
When the Metropolitan Nashville Airport Authority included a healthcare clinic in its concessions master plan for Nashville International Airport (BNA) back in 2004, board commissioners specified that they didn’t want it to be like clinics in other larger U.S. hubs – that is, subsidized by the airport or even a hospital.
Earlier this fall, Lehigh-Northampton Airport Authority turned over management of Lehigh Valley International Airport (ABE) to a private operator for at least two years. The move to outsource its top job followed a period of factsfigures Project: Outsourcing Airport...
factsfigures Project: New Airline Terminal Location: Santa Barbara (CA) Airport Ownership: Self-supporting enterprise owned & operated by the city of Santa Barbara Opened: Aug. 18, 2011 Size: 72,000 sq. ft. Approximate Cost: $55 million Other Project...
Airports throughout the country are taking stock of their aircraft deicing strategies and wastewater systems as they anticipate new effluent limitation guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in October. The updated federal standards are expected to...
Project: Concourse Consolidation & Terminal Renovation Airport: Rick Husband Amarillo Int'l Airport Owner: City of Amarillo, Texas Cost: $52.2 million Prime Architect/Project Management: Shiver Megert and Associates Design (Mechanical, Security, Airside...
factsfigures Project: New Terminal Location: Lynden Pindling International Airport Nassau, The Bahamas Size: 247,000 sq. ft. Other Stage 1 Projects: New Roadways, Parking Expansion & Asphalt Apron Addition Stage 1 Cost: $191 million Construction: July 2009 to Feb....
From barbecue to football, residents in Texas like to say everything there is the "biggest and the bestest." Sugar Land Regional Airport near Houston, however, backs up the sentiment with stats and evidence. Its $24.5 million general aviation complex spans 54 acres,...
Tampa International Airport (TPA) is known for exceeding passenger expectations. Frequent flyers participating in the 2010 Zagat Survey voted it their second favorite U.S. airport, and J.D. Power and Associates' 2010 North American Airport Satisfaction Survey ranked...
