factsfigures Project: Taxiway Extension Location: La Crosse (WI) Municipal Airport Total Cost: $13.87 million Funding: AIP (95%), state (2.5%), local (2.5%) Duration: 10 years Environmental & Construction Engineering/Consultation: Mead & Hunt Recognition: 2010...
Long Island MacArthur Airport (ISP) in New York was under the gun to replace two single-wall 20,000-gallon underground fuel storage tanks by the end of 2009. The Town of Islip, which owns and operates ISP, needed a plan to keep Suffolk County comfortable by...
factsfigures Project: Food/Beverage & Retail Program Location: Raleigh-Durham (NC) Int'l Airport Terminal: 2 2010 Gross Revenue: $20 million 2010 Rent Revenue: $3 million Architect of Record: Fentress Architects Associate Architects: O'Brien/Atkins Associates, The...
At Plattsburgh International Airport (PBG) in upstate New York, heating accounted for 60% of overall energy costs. But a fully funded solar project slated for completion in late April is expected to slash next winter's heating bills. Airport manager Tom Long describes...
factsfigures Project: Perimeter Road Reconstruction Location: Fort Wayne (IN) Int'l Airport Cost: $4.8 million Funding: 95% federal, 3.75% airport, 1.25% state Engineering & Design: RW Armstrong General Contractor: Primco Subcontractors Quality Acceptance Testing:...
factsfigures Project: New Terminal Location: Raleigh-Durham Int'l Airport Cost: $570 million Size: 920,000 sq. ft. Gates: 19 in Concourse C; 17 in Concourse D Baggage Carousels: 5 Restaurants & Shops: 39 Funding: Airport Revenue Bonds Architect of Record: Fentress...
Removal of runway markings was an important step in recent reconstruction and rehab work at Nashville Int'l.In August 2009, Nashville International Airport (BNA) shut down runway 2L-20R for reconstruction. A 2007 evaluation of the 35-year-old pavement found...
Facts & Figures Project: Solar Runway & Heliport Lighting Location: Fort Campbell (KY) Army Airfield Funding: American Recovery & Reinvestment Act General Contractor: Linc Government Services Consultant/Manufacturer's Rep: ARC Aviation Renewables Corp....
After a full year operating two new variable-speed magnetic-bearing HVAC chillers, Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) in Florida is saving the Sarasota Manatee Airport Authority $10,000 to $12,000 per month in utility fees - an approximate 30% cut in...
When U.S. Naval Air Station Cecil Field near Jacksonville, FL, appeared on the Department of Defense's Base Realignment and Closure list, the area's civil airport community eventually benefited. In 1999, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) took ownership of...
On Aug. 31, Bellingham International Airport (BLI) in Washington shut down its only runway for extensive rehabilitation at 11 p.m. Twenty-two days and 70,000 tons of asphalt later, a Horizon Air flight lifted off its new runway at 5:20 a.m. - despite unseasonably wet...
People in love tend to gush about the object of their affections. Timothy Smith, airfield superintendent of Dallas Airport System, gushes about a hog - a Stripe Hog® paint and rubber removal vehicle, to be exact. Smith sings the equipment's praises because...
In 1991, Madison, Wisconsin's Dane County Regional Airport was one of the first airports in the Midwest to build a glycol recovery system. The system essentially consisted of a pond that held aircraft deicing runoff that was treated with aeration until it could be...
A few years back, officials at Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU) in North Carolina realized they were spending a lot of money maintaining an antiquated airfield lighting system. The lighting fixtures were subpar. The cable was old and cracking. And meg-ohm...
For years, rescue and firefighting services for Roanoke Regional Airport (ROA) in western Virginia operated out of a public joint-use station located on airport grounds. The city's structural firefighters drove out of one set of doors for standard calls such as house...
Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL) has a massive runway project coming up in the next few years. In 2012, its current 5,276-foot general aviation runway will be removed and rebuilt as an 8,000-foot commercial runway to open in September 2014. The...
Located just 30 miles from a major U.S. population and commerce center, Chicagoland's DuPage Airport (DPA) isn't focused on meeting minimum security standards. The bustling general aviation airport recently completed a $1.7 million perimeter security project more...
After spending approximately $8 million to construct a new fuel farm, March Inland Port Airport (MIP) in Riverside, CA, is in the unenviable position of searching for tenants to use its new facilities. John HaagIn late 2008, with construction on the fuel farm in...
When Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA) began constructing its new rental car facility in summer 2007, officials hoped it would earn a silver rating in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). As it turned out, the $7.8 million facility achieved a gold...
Located smack dab in the middle of the continental United States, Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) is commonly known as America's Fuel Stop. Each year, the relatively small Kansas airport delivers nearly 4 million gallons of fuel to more than 7,000 business jets and...
Daytona Beach International Airport had a choice to make. Its five passenger boarding bridges that were put into service in 1992 were due for inspection. The ball screws supporting the vertical drive on the FMC Jetways would have to be pulled and inspected. If they...
Crosswind runway 9L/27R at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) was originally scheduled for reconstruction from summer 2009 to summer 2011. But the project was fast-tracked to just four months after a section of the pavement failed and the 35-year-old...
It was a combination third anniversary and grand re-opening when trains began rolling at Toronto Pearson International Airport last July. LINK, the airport's automated people mover that debuted in July 2006, had been closed for three months while crews performed C$4...
General MitchellOfficials at Milwaukee's General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) saw the markings on the pavement, so to speak, when they decided to improve the airport's airfield markings. "Markings...
Like many airports across the country, Duluth International Airport (DLH) is caught in the cross hairs of aging runway infrastructure and tight federal funding. At the same time, it also faces scheduling and budget complications associated with construction of...
