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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, it’s unique in reaching all of the airport managers, consultants, and vendors participating in airport development. See us at www.airportimprovement.com.

09/22/2025

🔷𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗥𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸-𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿-𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟭𝟬-𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯🔷
✈️𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (FXE) has a significant effect on its local economy. According to the most recent Florida Department of Transportation Economic Impact Study, the general aviation facility supports nearly 23,000 jobs and generates $3.9 billion annually.

To minimize downtime during the recent runway rehabilitation, airport management, engineering consultant Kimley-Horn and contractor General Asphalt set an ambitious goal to get the entire project done in 10 days. Not only was the work completed by the deadline (two hours early, in fact), the team finished $130,000 under budget. All in all, this project was worth celebrating.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/fort-lauderdale-executive-races-the-clock-and-weather-during-10-day-runway-rehab/

09/19/2025

🔷𝗖𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶 𝗜𝗻𝘁’𝗹 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, 𝗢𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗕🔷
🦺𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙎𝙪𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩

A variety of airside systems at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport still feel shiny and new to passengers and staff alike after improvements to several ground support functions were completed last spring. What began with boarding bridges blossomed into a $65 million initiative that included the glycol system for pre-conditioned air, ground power unit infrastructure and associated electrical, security and access control systems—a classic case of dovetailing projects to increase efficiency and reduce operational disruptions.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/cincinnati-intl-improves-boarding-efficiency-other-ground-handling-systems-in-concourse-b/

09/17/2025

🔷𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗵𝗼𝗲 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗣𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗻𝗯 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁-𝗧𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹🔷
🛩️𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙨

While shortages of general aviation hangars continue nationwide, Truckee Tahoe Airport (TRK) has found a way to accommodate transient aircraft in need of storage space, and earn additional revenue in the process. A new online platform helps the California airport rent tenant hangars to transient customers on a short-term basis when based aircraft are temporarily away. The airport and leaseholders who choose to participate share the rental revenue 70%/30%, respectively, though that split may change as the program evolves.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/truckee-tahoe-airport-pioneers-airbnb-approach-for-short-term-hangar-rental/

09/15/2025

🔷𝗦𝗮𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗲𝗴𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁’𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝘆𝗱𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺🔷
⛽️𝙁𝙪𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜

San Diego International Airport (SAN) recently completed the first phase of an ambitious hydrant fueling system that will eventually serve all 51 of its existing gates, (and then) 11 more being added in early 2028. As of late July, four gates in Terminal 2 were already using the new system, with 17 gates in the new Terminal 1 slated to be outfitted to use it this fall.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/san-diego-intl-launches-new-hydrant-fueling-system/

09/10/2025

🔷𝗔𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘆’𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘆🔷
✈️𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝘼𝙫𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣

After two long winters of waiting, pilots and community members were thrilled by the return of the Alton Bay Seaplane Base and Ice Runway on Lake Winnipesaukee last winter. Located on the frozen surface of New Hampshire’s largest lake, this Federal Aviation Administration-registered, state-managed runway is the only one of its kind in the contiguous United States.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/an-inside-look-at-alton-bays-seasonal-ice-runway/

09/08/2025

🔷𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗳𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁’𝗹🔷
🚨𝙀𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙚

This May, Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) in Grand Rapids, MI, completed construction of a new $14.5 million Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) building. Designed to support the airport’s ongoing commitment to passenger safety and operational efficiency, the 25,000-square-foot facility provides space for its 19-person ARFF staff and four advanced firefighting vehicles, including an Oshkosh ARFF Striker 6×6 GRR took delivery of last summer. The new station also features specially designed training areas and direct access to the Airport Operations Center.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/new-aircraft-rescue-and-firefighting-facility-opens-at-gerald-ford-intl/

09/05/2025

🔷𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗕𝗼𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲🔷
🛩️𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙧𝙨

Wittman Regional Airport, a county-owned general aviation airport in Oshkosh, WI, becomes the busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements when the EAA - The Spirit of Aviation holds its week-long AirVenture air show each July. Last year, OSH logged 16,780 aircraft operations in the 11 days during and around the popular event. That’s a mind-blowing average of 113 takeoffs and landings per hour.

But the airport also is popular with general aviation operators the rest of the year, too, with average annual operations of about 80,000. That’s why it recently built 20 new hangar units on the east side of the airfield and added six shovel-ready pads for even more.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/new-hangars-at-wittman-regional-help-meet-growing-demand-boost-lease-revenue/

09/03/2025

🔷𝗥𝘂𝗻𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗣𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲𝗱 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘁 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗮'𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘁’𝗹🔷
🛫𝙍𝙪𝙣𝙬𝙖𝙮𝙨

With fully loaded cargo planes regularly carrying payloads of more than 300,000 pounds, runways at major airports are designed and built to withstand intense pressures.

Facing a wholly different type of pressure, a team at Ontario International Airport (ONT) recently flexed its physical and mental muscles to finish some crucial runway and airfield improvements under the proverbial weight of several distinct and challenging deadlines.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/runway-improvements-pave-the-way-for-continued-growth-at-californias-ontario-intl/

09/01/2025

🔷𝗙𝗲𝗱𝗘𝘅 𝗗𝗼𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗗𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗶𝘁 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼🔷
📦𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙜𝙤

In a move that reinforces Detroit’s role in national and global logistics, FedEx has completed a $423 million cargo ramp facility at Detroit Metro Airport (DTW). The new facility consolidates operations from three separate buildings into one modern building and doubles the company’s package sorting capacity at DTW. The project is a partnership between FedEx, Wayne County, Michigan, the Wayne County Airport Authority and the Hillwood-Sterling Group.

Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/fedex-doubles-down-on-cargo-handling-capacity-with-new-facility-at-detroit-metro/

08/27/2025

🔷𝗗𝗼 𝗪𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘿𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗹?🔷
✍️𝙋𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝘾𝙤𝙡𝙪𝙢𝙣

International travel, in particular, is a key component that fuels airlines, airports and all the ancillary businesses that contribute to the travel industry. Of late, we’ve been reminded once again that our industry is not immune to changes prompted by governmental policies. Travel to the U.S. from certain countries has already ebbed this year as international travelers are choosing to take their vacations elsewhere.

💻 Read full article ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/article/do-we-really-want-to-discourage-international-travel/

08/26/2025

📖𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲!📖

💻Read full digital issue ➡ https://airportimprovement.com/digital-edition/2025-09/

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