b'52 SBN RUNWAYSSouth Bend Intl Realigns Taxiwayand Reconstructs Ramp BY JODI RICHARDS FACTS&FIGURESDespite challenges such assteady increases over recent years from Projects: Taxiway Realignment; Ramp Reconstructionseasonal limitation and uncertainmore frequent flights and up-gauging from Location: South Bend Intl Airport, in IN funding, South Bend Internationalsmaller regional jets to larger, mainline Budget: $105 millionAirport (SBN) celebrated the completion ofGroup III aircraft. Funding: $96 million federal; $9 million state & locala $105 million airfield project in September.We are continuously growing, Daigle Timeline: Oct. 2020-Sept. 2025 The five-year, multi-phase project correctedcomments, noting that passenger volume Civil & Electrical Engineering: Mead & Hunt Inc. the geometry of a key taxiway to improveand the number of aircraft coming and Construction Administration & Inspection:pilot wayfinding and separated the taxiwaygoing are both increasing.Butler, Fairman & Seufert from the terminal ramp to enhance airfield safety, security and efficiency. And it was allIn 2024, the airport recorded 450,000 Construction: Rieth-Riley Construction Co. completed amid rising traffic volume. enplanements, with five carriers and (Phases A, C, D & E) nonstop flights to 17 destinations. In the Construction: Milestone Contractors North Inc.We strivefirst nine months of 2025, SBN passenger (Phase B) constantly for safetyvolume was up almost 28% from 2024, Soil Excavated: Nearly 920,000 cubic yd. and security, and wethe airports second-best year. Asphalt Laid: More than 133,000 tonsknew we needed New Terminal Ramp: 20 acres of concrete, to make someWere growing dramatically, Daigle 14 in. thickimprovements,emphasizes. Electrical & Communication Cablesacknowledges Mike Installed: More than 137,000 ft. Daigle, chief executiveMIKE DAIGLE Prioritizing Safety and Security Airfield Light Fixtures Changed fromofficer and executiveThe need to decouple Taxiway B from the Incandescent to LED: 475director of the northern Indiana airport.terminal apron was a priority when planning Stormwater Pipe Installed: 2.87 milesbegan. Because this taxiway was located Stormwater Structures Added: 84Owned and operated by the St. Josephat the north edge of the terminal apron, Paint for New Airfield Markings:1,239 gal.County Airport Authority, SBN has seenaircraft pushing back from the gates would March | April 2026AirportImprovement.com'