b'32 AZAFUELINGGrowth StoryIn 2022, AZA completed a multiyear project to replace an outdated air traffic control tower that had been in place since its days as Williams Air Force Base, a training site for World War II pilots. Earlier this year, a five-gate, 30,000-square-foot terminal improvement project was completed, replacing four smaller gates the airport had long since outgrown. At the same time, AZA also unveiled a 4,000-square-foot terminal connector between ticketing The airport now has enough storage capacityand its TSA checkpoint. What was once outdoor spaceto maintain operations for seven to eight daysis now enclosed for a better customer experience and if fuel delivery is disrupted.indoor queuing.With the west side of its airfield effectively complete, AZAs leadership will next focus Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Fuel Farm CMAR 2023-2024 on developing SkyBridge Arizona, a 360-acre master-planned development, and the 273-acre Gateway East commercial real estate project. Once those sites are built out with a mix of aviation and non-aeronautical businesses, the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport Authority plans to bond against those long-term lease revenues to finance a wholly new commercial terminal complex on 250 acres it has reserved on the east side of AZAs airfield. That expansion is still at least a decade away, however.Were really being very strategic, ONeill says of planning for the airports nearly 3,000-acre campus. Beyond commercial service, AZA is home to robust general aviation community including separate flight schools AVIATION FUEL SYSTEM run by ATP and a partnership between Arizonas Chandler-Gilbert Community College CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CONTRACTOR and the University of North Dakota. As the Phoenix area expands, AZA is also attracting much more corporate aviation business.Tank Farms & Bulk Storage Facilities The recently expanded fuel farm was Hydrant Fuel Systems designed to accommodate another 50,000-gallon tank if needed. The way the Ground Vehicle Fuel Systems piping was installed and the foundations were laid, its ready for a fourth that would be very, Earthwork, Concrete & Wet Utilities very easy to integrate into the system,Design-Build / CMARisk says Leach. But Nebgen is eyeing another potential option: acquiring larger storage tanks that would be located at the West Phoenix depot. Its never too soon to plan for the future,he adds.We need to continually monitor the needs of the airport, Nebgen summarizes. Having seven or more days in reserve offers much more breathing room, but Im already thinking about the next expansion and what we need WWW.KEARCORP.COM|623.580.1100 to do to meet upcoming demand. October 2024AirportImprovement.com'