b'TERMINALSFNL57you want to use it for, why tear it down? asks VFLA principal architect ChrisPHOTO: PATRICK EDMONSON OF PHOCO PHOTOGRAPHYAronson. From a sustainability standpoint, its much better to keep it.A major part of the planning process involved projecting how much the airport might grow over time, he adds. While much depends on commercial airline scheduling, the design team worked closely with airport staff to account for other potential growth and ensure the site could accommodate future development.Gateway to Northern ColoradoAs part of the terminal design process, VFLA worked with the airport and community leaders to hold interactive stakeholder sessions, including Zoom polls and virtual workshops, during the COVID-19 pandemic. These sessions helped identify features and values that the community and regional stakeholders wanted the new terminal to reflect. One key takeaway was local desire for a world-class regional terminal that expresses the forward-thinking spirit of both Loveland and Fort Collins, which jointly own the airport. They wanted to provide ease of travel, and they wanted to provide future flexibility, adds Aronson. One of the guiding directives from the airport commission was to make the new terminal a multimodal transportation hub. Strategically located in Northern Colorado, the airport serves as a central access point for Fort Collins, Loveland, Windsor, Estes Park and surrounding communities.Holdrooms are ready for airline-volume crowds.AirportImprovement.comJuly | August 2025'