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Written by Nick | November 5, 2019

Punta Gorda Airport Takes Holistic Approach to Development

A $13.8 million airfield project slated to begin in November highlights how PGD combines expansion with wildlife management and environmental mitigation. In order to add 593 feet to Runway 15-33, the airport is executing a $1.8 million project to fill 14 acres of wetlands on airport property—this initiative is financed by FAA grants and passenger

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Written by Nick | November 4, 2019

Fayetteville airport cuts ribbon for new concourse

Fayetteville Regional Airport hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for the unveiling of its new concourse, opening in November. Guests got a first look at Part 1 of the airport’s $20 million terminal renovations funded by federal and state grants and airport funds. The overall project, including Phase 2, cost $46 million and is being funded

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Written by Nick | November 4, 2019

Miami Airport breaks ground on Central Base renovation project

Miami International Airport (MIA) last week broke ground on one of its first modernization projects, a Central Base modification and expansion project that includes an upgrade of 34.1 acres of asphalt and concrete pavement originally built in the 1960s. The total construction cost is $76.2 million. Majority of the project (75%) is being funded by

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Written by Nick | November 4, 2019

Dayton airport officials hope renovation draws more carriers

Officials of an airport in Ohio say a $29 million terminal renovation project could help it compete with other airports. The project at Dayton International Airport includes widened TSA lanes, architectural renovations, relocating the USO to better serve military passengers and new restrooms, among other changes. S&P Global Ratings earlier this year improved its credit

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Written by Nick | October 31, 2019

National Poll Shows Overwhelming Opposition To Proposed Increases In Airport Traveler Tax

A new survey of 1,608 registered voters nationwide conducted by Whitman Insight Strategies (WINS) indicates that 80% oppose increasing the PFC tax. Opposition to proposed PFC increases is bipartisan, with 83% of Democrats and 81% of Republican voters expressing their opposition in the poll.

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Written by Nick | October 31, 2019

LaGuardia Airport’s new $3.9 billion concourse opens to fanfare, part of $8 billion revamp

LaGuardia Airport unveiled its newest, gleaming addition Tuesday with the opening of a modernistic concourse that will cost $3.9 billion. The seven-gate concourse — Delta Air Lines’ Terminal C — is part of a larger $8 billion LaGuardia face-lift that’s projected to end with an entirely new structure in 2021. The Port Authority, which raises

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Written by Nick | October 31, 2019

Charlotte Douglas Airport to expand terminal lobby in $585m project

Charlotte City Council has approved a $585m project to renovate the terminal lobby at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) in North Carolina, US. Known as the Terminal Lobby Expansion, the project is a part of the Destination CLT programme, which will entail an overall investment of $2.5bn to $3.1bn. The project will be funded with

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Written by Nick | October 30, 2019

Oswego County Airport nets $200k grant

Plans to expand the Oswego County Airport are primed for take-off. The New York airport received a $200,000 grant to replace the airport’s on-site septic system and utilize wastewater infrastructure from the city of Fulton. Removing the septic system opens up the door for the county to build a new hangar that could house up

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Written by Nick | October 30, 2019

Construction on Indiana Airport Project Takes Off

Ohio-based architecture and engineering firm Woolpert has been contracted by the Dubois County Airport Authority to provide engineering, design and construction services for a $12 million runway extension at the Huntingburg Regional Airport. The project is being funded by federal, state and local grants.