b'54 BGR RUNWAYSBangor Intl Repaves Main RunwayOver Two Construction Seasons BY MIKE SCHWANZLocated on the northeastern U.S.BGRs 11,440-foot sole runway needed to seaboard, Bangor Internationalbe resurfaced. To keep air traffic flowing and Airport (BGR) in Maine serves atake into account local weather that limits FACTS&FIGURESspecial role in the National Airspace Systempaving when temperatures begin to drop, Project: Runway Improvements and larger international network. In additionthe airport split its runway improvement Location: Bangor Intl Airport, in ME to accommodating everyday commercial,project between two separate construction Runway: 15-33general aviation and military traffic, BGR is theseasons. Scope: Repaving entire 11,440 ft. asphalt runway;closest U.S. port-of-entry from Europe and aWork began in May 2024 on the north installing new LED lights for centerline & touchdownpopular option for routine transatlantic stops.end and included half of the middle section. zone It is also often the first available place to landBy doing this, we still had 7,300 feet of Cost: $50 million when overseas flights bound for New York oropen runway, Saavedra explains. That was Funding: 60% FAA Grants; 35% National Guard; 2.5%Boston encounter unexpected maintenancelong enough to accommodate most of our state; 2.5% local issues, onboard medical emergencies,customers.Engineering Consultant: Jacobs unruly passengers, ground stops at other Chief Contractor: Eurovia East Coast airports and other nonstandardCrews finished the first paving portion on Electrical: Moulison situations. Sept. 18, 2024, before the weather turned too wet or cold. Construction on the south Runway Markings: Hi-Lite Airfield Services We like to callend and other half of the middle section Sawing & Sealing: Indus ourselves the Capital ofwas then completed this year. The airport Grooving & Grinding: Cardinal Intl Diversion, says Airportopened Runway 15-33 in September at full Surveying: Plisga & DayDirector Jose Saavedra. length, with remaining electrical installations Lighting Manufacturer: ADB SAFEGATE That special roleand other touch-up work wrapping up in Key Benefits: Improved airfield safety & efficiency;raised the stakes whenJOSE SAAVEDRA mid-October. increased longevity of runwayNovember | December 2025AirportImprovement.com'