b'GENERAL AVIATIONDAN 59D N ILLREGIONAL AIRPORTFACTS&FIGURES Project: Terminal & Ramp RenovationsLocation: Danville Regional Airport (in VA)Annual Operations: 18,000Cost for Ramp Improvements: $6 millionFunding: 82% FAA; 14.5% state; 3.5% cityCost for Terminal Renovations: $2 millionFunding: 65% state; 35% cityDesign: 4 months in summer 2021Construction: March 2022-Oct. 2023 for both projectsArchitectural Firm: DewberryChief Contractor: Quality Construction of DanvilleElectrical & Plumbing: Elliott ElectricHVAC Subcontractor: Centech Service Flooring & Ceilings: Newcomb CarpetAluminum Canopy Wall: Piedmont GlassCasework: Burr Fox Specialized WoodworkingBrick Pavers: West LandscapingA More Modern DesignCanopy Subcontractor: Roofing Solutions of VAThe airport hired Dewberry, a national architectural firm with an office inAluminum Composite Panels: W.H. StovallDanville, for terminal planning and design. We were tasked with improving the terminal to handle expected increases in passenger traffic, whileGate Manufacturer: Stephens Pipe & Steelmaintaining an open and warm environment typically afforded to an FBOKey Benefits of Terminal Renovations: setup, says Larry Hasson, an associate principal with the company. RightAbility to accommodate additional passenger traffic; now, the airport is used to handling groups of eight or 10 people who comeimproved operational efficiency; enhanced aesthetic appeal in on a private aircraft for meetings just for the day. But with the new casinoLARRY HASSON Key Benefits of Ramp Reconstruction: opening, its possible that 50 people or more could arrive at the same timeImproved pavement; more room for aircraft parkingon a charter flight. We needed to reinvent the current facilitys flow to achieve these changes.Dewberry began planning in summer 2021 and stayed involved through construction, which ended in October 2023. Hasson was able to personally visit the worksite several times a week because he lives nearby. He and his staff first developed plans to rebuild the airside canopy, where arriving passengers enter the terminal. The architects added bright red ceiling soffits, with steel beams that extend outward, shaped like airplane wings. They moved the entrance and exit doorsPlanningDELTA AIRPORT Engineeringcloser to each other, to define key access points. At theCONSULTANTS, INC. Environmentalrequest of the Danville city manager, they used the sameIndustry Analysiswww.deltaairport.com Program Managementtype of red brick pavers that are used on the sidewalks Construction Administrationin the historic River District of downtown Danville.Business & Financial PlanningAirportImprovement.comMarch | April 2024'