Airport Improvement Magazine

Airport Improvement Magazine Airport business to business publication Each issue of AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT features recently completed project work at airports.

Best-of-class case studies detail project specifics, chronicle special challenges overcome, uncover valuable lessons learned, and highlight potential applications to future projects with input from airport managers and their consultants and suppliers. Industry nominations are accepted to help uncover the best, most innovative projects in each category. AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT is distributed to the ent

ire industry in North America including airport management teams, consultants, government officials, and industry suppliers. Subscribers and article subjects are one in the same: the decision-makers who drive these fascinating improvement projects. All editorial is devoted to airport construction, funds, and the people who make it happen. Same with circulation, itโ€™s unique in reaching all of the airport managers, consultants, and vendors participating in airport development. See us at www.airportimprovement.com.

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ?๐Ÿ”ท๐ŸŽจ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š๐™จIn mid-October, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport MSP Airport unveiled the ...
12/15/2025

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฆ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ฒ?๐Ÿ”ท
๐ŸŽจ๐˜ผ๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™จ๐™˜๐™–๐™ฅ๐™š๐™จ
In mid-October, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport MSP Airport unveiled the crowning element of its Concourse G expansion: an ethereal wire mesh sculpture that dangles above the central rotunda.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/minneapolis-st-paul-international-airport-msp-whats-in-your-suitcase/

12/11/2025

Paslay Group EPM model four defining characteristics:
1๏ธโƒฃsmall management team
2๏ธโƒฃteam members are very experienced in their various disciplines
3๏ธโƒฃprovides top-tier executive management to oversee project management
4๏ธโƒฃexclusive arrangement of experienced management that is simply focused on the success of the project that works as a trusted advisor for the airport

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐Ÿ”ทโœˆ๏ธ๐™‚๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃWith three active flight schools ...
12/10/2025

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—›๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ด๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—š๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—”๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐˜๐Ÿ”ท
โœˆ๏ธ๐™‚๐™š๐™ฃ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ก ๐˜ผ๐™ซ๐™ž๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ
With three active flight schools and more than 100,000 annual operations, Tampa Executive Airport (VDF) plays a vital role in the regionโ€™s aviation network and helps relieve congestion for nearby Tampa International Airport (TPA). Located only 15 minutes from the heart of downtown Tampa, FL, it accommodates general aviation aircraft as large as Gulfstream G800s and the Bombardier Global Express, which helps TPA handle more commercial volume. VDFโ€™s two runways are critical for ensuring air traffic flow and supporting both economic growth and operational resilience for the Tampa Bay community and broader West Central Florida region.

In October, the airport finalized punch list items for the last phase of a $34 million, multi-year airfield pavement rehabilitation project that started in 2020. The work began with reconstructing its primary runway, 5-23, and connecting taxiways, and then moved on to upgrade multiple other taxiways to better accommodate large general aviation aircraft. The work concluded with the rehabilitation of Runway 18-36, Apron C and associated taxiways.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/tampa-executive-hones-airfield-for-larger-general-aviation-aircraft/

๐Ÿ”ท๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜โ€™๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ›ซ๐™๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จLocated on the northeastern U.S. seaboard, Bango...
12/08/2025

๐Ÿ”ท๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜โ€™๐—น ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ข๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐Ÿ”ท
๐Ÿ›ซ๐™๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ฎ๐™จ
Located on the northeastern U.S. seaboard, Bangor International Airport (BGR) in Maine serves a special role in the National Airspace System and larger international network. In addition to accommodating everyday commercial, general aviation and military traffic, BGR is the closest U.S. port-of-entry from Europe and a popular option for routine transatlantic stops. It is also often the first available place to land when overseas flights bound for New York or Boston encounter unexpected maintenance issues, onboard medical emergencies, unruly passengers, ground stops at other East Coast airports and other nonstandard situations.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/bangor-intl-repaves-main-runway-over-two-construction-seasons/

12/04/2025

Rohde & Schwarz is focused on bringing improvements on the Transportation Security Administration - TSA screening process that speed up security lines and make the passenger process more friendly.

๐Ÿ”ท๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐Ÿ”ทโš™๏ธ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จThe buildi...
12/03/2025

๐Ÿ”ท๐—•๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฐ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐——๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ง๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ข๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ง๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐Ÿ”ท
โš™๏ธ๐™Š๐™ฅ๐™š๐™ง๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ๐™จ
The building where astronaut Buzz Aldrin once completed his flight training is now home to some of the most advanced air traffic control technology in the United States. Talk about another giant leap for mankind.

That building is at Bartow Executive Airport (BOW) Bartow Flying Service, a busy general aviation facility in Central Florida that is one of the first airports in the nation to operate a remote digital air traffic control tower. The new technology was implemented alongside an innovative training academy for controllers, turning BOW into a proving ground for the future of U.S. air traffic control.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/bartow-executive-redefines-air-traffic-control-with-digital-tower-and-onsite-controller-training/

โ€™๐—ง๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป!Whether youโ€™re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Pancha Ganapati, we want to see how you cele...
12/02/2025

โ€™๐—ง๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—ป!
Whether youโ€™re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or Pancha Ganapati, we want to see how you celebrate! Tag us in your holiday posts showing decorations, in-terminal performances, philanthropic efforts and community events, or whatever you do this season, and we will showcase them December 22-26.
๐ŸŽ„๐ŸŽ…๐Ÿ•Žโœก๏ธโ˜ช๏ธ๐Ÿ•‰๏ธ

๐Ÿ”ท๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜โ€™๐—น ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ค ๐™๐™š๐™˜...
12/01/2025

๐Ÿ”ท๐—–๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ด๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜โ€™๐—น ๐—”๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—˜๐—ป๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—™๐˜‚๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐—”๐—ฑ๐˜ƒ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€๐Ÿ”ท
๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ๐™„๐™ฃ๐™›๐™ค ๐™๐™š๐™˜๐™๐™ฃ๐™ค๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ฎ
Around the world, todayโ€™s passengers expect internet access when they travelโ€”in the air and on the ground, from the start of their trip to the end. As more North American airports switch from paid internet access to free public Wi-Fi, the demand for faster and more secure networks continues to grow.

Early this year, Calgary Airports Authority and communications technology company TELUS entered into what the two entities call a groundbreaking 10-year deal to provide a high-performance 5G private wireless network across the campus of YYC Calgary International Airport in Alberta. As the first airport in Canada to roll out a 5G private network, YYC is modernizing its infrastructure to support enhanced operations, providing a popular amenity for passengers and also benefiting airport employees and partners.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/calgary-intl-adds-private-wireless-network-to-enhance-connectivity-and-prepare-for-future-tech-advancements/

๐Ÿฆƒ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐ŸฆƒWishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and safe holiday travels if you are in the air! ๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆƒโœˆ
11/27/2025

๐Ÿฆƒ๐—›๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ๐˜€๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐Ÿฆƒ
Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving and safe holiday travels if you are in the air!
๐Ÿ‚๐Ÿฆƒโœˆ

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜โ€™๐—น ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿ”ท๐Ÿข๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™จThis September, San Diego International Airport (SAN)...
11/26/2025

๐Ÿ”ท๐—ฆ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ผ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜โ€™๐—น ๐—จ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—น๐˜€ ๐—™๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ฃ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น ๐Ÿญ๐Ÿ”ท
๐Ÿข๐™๐™š๐™ง๐™ข๐™ž๐™ฃ๐™–๐™ก๐™จ
This September, San Diego International Airport (SAN) marked a major step in reimagining the entire airport when it opened the first phase of a $3.8 billion expansion and modernization in Terminal 1. โ€œThe existing Terminal 1 has served our community for more than five decades and today we are ushering in a new era,โ€ said Kimberly Becker, president and chief executive officer of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority. โ€œThe New T1 provides the comfort, convenience and efficiency travelers expect while reflecting the spirit of San Diego.โ€

More specifically, the 940,000 square feet of updated space features 19 gates, innovative seismic design, upgraded security lanes, more natural lighting, artwork that provides wayfinding cues, new concessions and an outdoor patio. Other major additions include outdoor check-in stations, new airport roadways and a five-story parking plaza.

๐Ÿ’ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—น๐—ฒ โžก๏ธ https://airportimprovement.com/article/san-diego-intl-unveils-first-portion-of-new-terminal-1/

๐Ÿ”นAirport Consultants Council  ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐Ÿ”น So proud to share the ACC 2026 Board of Directors, including our ...
11/25/2025

๐Ÿ”นAirport Consultants Council ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฌ๐Ÿฎ๐Ÿฒ ๐—•๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐Ÿ”น
So proud to share the ACC 2026 Board of Directors, including our very own Paul Bowers! Looking forward to the future in aviation under this group of industry leaders.

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โ™ป๏ธ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ™ป๏ธ Congratulations to the Honorable Mention recipients and AGG Award recipients of the 18th Annua...
11/24/2025

โ™ป๏ธ ๐—”๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜€ ๐—š๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—š๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ปโ™ป๏ธ
Congratulations to the Honorable Mention recipients and AGG Award recipients of the 18th Annual Airports Going Greenยฎ Awards for 2025!

The following is an abridged transcript of the Airports Going Green Awards presented during the AGG Awards luncheon on November 4th. Each of the nominees has shown innovation and ambition that meet the challenge of building sustainability into airports, cultures, and leaders.

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