b'18 EVV FACILITIESNew Maintenance Facility at Evansville RegionalAmps Up Operational Efficiency BY KEN WYSOCKYA new $15.5 million maintenance facility at Evansvilleroad to access the runways. Now, runway Regional Airport (EVV) is boosting the efficiency of airfieldaccess is about 100 feet from the new facility, operations and has literally opened the door to buyingnotes Jamin Heldt, a project manager and larger and more productive snow removal equipment. a senior engineer in the Aviation Services Completed in December 2024, the roughly 43,000-square- Division of CHA Consulting Inc., which foot facility is located just north of the airports terminal. Thats adesigned and managed construction of the much better location compared to the old facility, says Nate Hahn,facility.executive director of the Evansville-Vanderburgh Airport AuthorityThis [new] building will help the airportJAMIN HELDTDistrict. Ready to be repurposed, it stands approximately two- provide a much higher level of service, adds Heldt. Its properly thirds of a mile east of the terminal as the crow flies and outsidesized and therefore larger than the old facility and is in a location the air operation area security fence, with nothats much more advantageous for fulfilling the airports easy access to the airfield. maintenance needs, like mowing grass and snow removal.It was difficult to get our team on the airfieldAirport reserve funds paid for the structure, which took about for snow removal because there was no directtwo years to build. A new passenger facility charge will help access point to the runways, Hahn recalls.replenish the money spent on the project. In fact, from the old facility, crews had toLast year, EVV handled around 190,000 enplanements. drive about 1 miles on an interior perimeterNATE HAHNMarch | April 2025AirportImprovement.com'