b'60 CYS RUNWAYS FACTS&FIGURES Project: Runway Reconstruction Round-the-Clock Work Helps Main Components: New concrete pavement;new edge lightsLocation: Cheyenne (WY) Regional AirportCheyenne Regional Finish Airport Owner/Operator: Cheyenne Regional Airport Board Paving Project On TimeCommercial Carrier: SkyWest AirlinesRunway: 9-27BY JENN DAACK WOOLSONLength: 9,270 ft. Pavement Replaced: About 6,200 ft. It snowed on April 4, 2023, inreconstruction, explains (103,300 sq. yds.) Cheyenne, WY. Thats the dayTripp Fox, civil aviation Approx. Cost:$42 million Cheyenne Regional Airport (CYS)engineer with Jacobs Funding: FAA; WY Dept. of Transportation; WY closed its main runway to commercial trafficEngineering, lead Air National Guard; airport for the final paving phase of a multi-yearengineer for the project. Phase 1 Construction Closures: 32 days inreconstruction project. From that day untilAbout 6,200 feet of the 2020; 220 days in 2021; 197 days in 2022 Sept. 9, when the first flight full of SkyWest9,270-foot runway was Phase 2 Construction Closure: 159 days Airlines passengers took off from the newreplaced during the $42TRIPP FOXin 2023 pavement, crews endured the second- million reconstruction, Prime Design Consultant: Jacobs Engineering wettest year in Cheyenne history. Despitewhich was paid for by the FAA and partners Prime Contractor for Phase 3: IHC Scottbattling historic amounts of rainfall duringincluding the Wyoming Department of the 159 closure days, CYS completed theTransportation and the Wyoming Air Key Benefits: Improved safety/operating efficiencyproject on time and on budget.National Guard. Main Challenges: Heavy rain; long lead times forThe 50-year-old runway was fallingAfter enduring contractor challenges electrical & drainage components; regional cement shortages apart and in serious need of a full-depthduring the projects earlier phases, CYS November | December 2023AirportImprovement.com'