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Written by Nick | February 15, 2024

FAA boosts airport infrastructure with nearly $1B in grants

More than 100 airports across the country are set to get upgrades to their terminals, security checkpoints, baggage systems and air traffic control towers

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Written by Nick | February 15, 2024

Austin airport gets $39M for terminal expansion, concourse design

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is getting more than $39 million to help fund the expansion of its terminal and other improvements.

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Written by Nick | February 15, 2024

Arizona airports get $37M in FAA grants to improve terminals

Two Arizona airports will receive nearly $37 million in the latest round of grant funding from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport will receive $36 million for upgrades at its central utility plant in Terminal 4. Yuma International Airport will receive $950,000 to upgrade its security camera system.

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Written by Nick | February 8, 2024

Portland, Ore., airport to open new terminal in May

Portland International Airport will open the first phase of its newly renovated terminal in May after five years of construction. The new terminal — part of the airport’s $2-billion rebuilding and expansion — features an airy, wooden ceiling designed to invoke a walk in the forest.

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Written by Nick | January 30, 2024

Hollywood Burbank Airport Breaks Ground on $1.2B Replacement Terminal

The $1.2-billion project will consist of a 355,000-square-foot building with 14 passenger gates. Plans also call for new shopping and dining options, a ticketing lobby with automated kiosks, a new TSA checkpoint, and a new baggage claim area.

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Written by Nick | January 26, 2024

Tulsa International Airport Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for New International Customs Facility

Tulsa International Airport held a groundbreaking ceremony today to mark the commencement of construction on a new international customs facility, which will allow commercial air carriers to offer nonstop international flights out of TUL for the first time.

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Written by Nick | January 3, 2024

Conn. Airport’s Expansion Plan Approved

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved a $165 million expansion plan for Tweed New Haven Airport. The Connecticut airport plans to extend its runway and construct a larger terminal.

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Written by Nick | December 20, 2023

A Plan is Taking Shape to Create the Dulles Airport of the Future

A team of planners at the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority is working on a new vision for Dulles — one that could vastly expand the airport’s footprint and include construction of a new runway, concourses and completion of the AeroTrain system.

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Written by Nick | December 14, 2023

San Antonio Finalizes $1B Construction of Airport Terminal

The San Antonio City Council recently voted to move forward with the $1 billion construction of a 17-gate terminal at San Antonio International Airport. Construction is expected to begin in 2024 and finish in 2028, with little disruption to travelers.