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A I R P O R T I M P R O V E M E N T. C O M 11| 12 2017
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8 SBP TERMINALS
San Luis Obispo Regional Celebrates
After nearly two decades of preparatory projects and The first terminal design in 2006 featured an ambitious
two radically different terminal designs, San Luis Obispo multilevel facility to accommodate the airport’s projected growth
County Regional Airport (SBP) will finally get to cut the trajectory at the time. “It was a pretty aggressive program,”
ribbon on its new $39.5 million terminal this November. Bumen relates. “It featured a pier-style terminal with a second-
level concourse and holdroom.”
At 56,000 square feet, the terminal is nearly five times larger
than the airport’s old facility. It’s also more environmentally friendly After the 2008 recession hit, however, the county board of
and includes new operational features such as common-use supervisors became very concerned about costs and the amount
ticketing stations, inline bag screening, a new single carousel of debt the airport would incur. Approximately one-third of SBP’s
baggage claim, space for four rental car companies, an emergency air service disappeared, and the board “had the good sense to
operations facility, updated TSA screening lanes, and two new put the project on hold,” says Bumen.
“low-rider” boarding bridges. Passenger amenities include the
Almost a decade later, the air traffic lost in 2008 has returned.
airport’s first airside concessions, a larger holdroom, free WiFi
In 2007, the airport served about 368,400 travelers, but volume
throughout the terminal, and 17 self-service check-in kiosks.
dropped to approximately 241,000 passengers in 2009. From
“To get to where we are today required January through July 2017, the airport handled about 188,000
undertaking multiple projects over many travelers, and traffic continues to increase as a result of new
years,” reflects Airport Director Kevin Bumen. Alaska Airlines service that began in April.
“I’m the third airport director involved with
In 2012, when the county went back to the drawing board
this project since the initial master planning
for a new terminal design, the airport handled 14 flights per day,
process began in 1998.”
primarily by Brasilia turboprop aircraft. Throughout design and
Before SBP could construct its new construction, flight activity subsequently dropped to nine flights
KEVIN BUMEN terminal, crews first had to extend its main per day, though with larger aircraft and additional seats.
east/west runway; remove and relocate aircraft hangars; and
These days, the airport is back up to 14 flights per day and
complete apron, roadway and infrastructure improvements.
has experienced a nearly 50% increase in flight activity and 30%
November | December 2017 AirportImprovement.com
TERMINALS SBP 9
New Terminal BY ROBERT NORDSTROM
increase in enplanements. Another airline has come on board, and the airport now
accommodates five different models of aircraft.
“Historically, the airport hosted one or two aircraft models for approximately
15 years,” Bumen explains. “Our airport footprint is smaller than 350 acres—the
nineteenth smallest commercial service airport in the United States. That makes it
very challenging when you’re looking at ways to evolve with airlines and significant
traffic increases. It’s been an interesting and challenging process managing growth FACTS&FIGURES
throughout construction.” Project: New Terminal
Location: San Luis Obispo (CA) Regional Airport
Worth the Wait
Cost: $39.5 million
The county hired RS&H to design the new terminal, which ended up
being about half the size of the facility portrayed in the 2006 plans. Funding: Airport Improvement Program (68%); passenger
facility charges & customer facility charges (10%); third-
Given the drop in enplanements after 2008 and the significant changes
party financing (15%); local funding (7%)
in the regional aviation market, the airport no longer needed a two-
Initial Master Planning: 1998
story terminal, explains RS&H Senior Aviation Architect Dennis Iskra.
Original Terminal Design: 2006
Construction began in October 2015 and is scheduled to
DENNIS ISKRA Post-Recession Design: 2012
conclude this November.
Construction: Oct. 2015-Nov. 2017
The new terminal features a central lobby with a 30-foot-high ceiling. Travelers move
through the ticketing area and TSA screening, then exit into a post-security open-air Design & Architecture: RS&H
courtyard with a protective canopy on one side. Travelers can linger outdoors to enjoy General Contractor: Q&D Construction
the warm Southern California sunshine or proceed directly into the indoor concessions, Construction Management: Arcadis
holdroom and gate area at the other end of the courtyard. Electrical/Info Technology: Electricraft
Mechanicals: Mathews Mechanical
Plumbing: HPS Plumbing
Masonry: Bratton Masonry
Access Control System: DSX
Automated Exit Lane: Record USA
Baggage System: Logan Teleflex/Daifuku
Security/Paging/Closed-Circuit TV: Medina
Contracting
Multi-user Flight Information Display System:
ProDIGIQ
Windows: Atascadero Glass
Boarding Bridges: Thyssen-Krupp
Seating: Arconas
Public Art: MotoArt
Concessions Management: First Class Concessions
Of Note: Team members exhibited an unusual amount of
collaboration for design/bid/build project; traffic declines
during 2008 recession prompted dramatic design changes &
associated delays
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10 SBP TERMINALS
From a long-term planning perspective, the courtyard can bridges the airport purchased are the first all-glass low-rider
be filled in if the “holdroom needs to be expanded in the future. bridges in the world.”
“Instead of having to expand outwards and enlarge the building’s
Mobile gate podiums with Internet and telephone hookups were
footprint, the airport can expand inward to accommodate
added to enhance operational flexibility. While each carrier has
growth,” explains Iskra.
a home gate, the mobile podiums allow airlines to move to any
He describes the design of the courtyard as purposely gate quickly and easily, explains Bumen. “They can roll the unit
introspective, with architectural cues that focus attention inside with its boarding pass reader and computer, plug in and begin
the space. A series of large volcanic boulders set in planter beds boarding operations,” he remarks. “It gives us a lot of flexibility
lining the circulation path between the ticketing and holdroom with flight schedules and allows all the carriers to utilize jet bridges
buildings are a nod to the extinct Seven Sisters volcanoes that as needed.”
run through a 12-mile swatch of San Luis Obispo County. The
The concessions program in SBP’s new terminal offers
planter beds, in turn, highlight the area’s various flora: succulents
considerable updates from the previous offerings. For the first
found along the coastline, plants indigenous to the mountainous
time, travelers will have retail and food/beverage options after
terrain, and olives and grapes from the agrarian region.
they clear the TSA checkpoint. First Class Concessions invested
The six-gate holdroom has seating for 350 passengers—a $120,000 to build out the new SLO Café & Market Place. The
marked improvement over the 50-seat holdroom in the old 1,000-square-foot operation serves snacks, hot and cold food
terminal. Counter-high workstations are interspersed among items and beverages. A full-service bar offers spirits, beer and
banks of traditional holdroom seating and offer travelers access wine from local vineyards. Newspapers, magazines and sundry
to 70 power outlets. items are available in the retail section.
New “low-rider” boarding bridges connect to two of the gates; “With its open, warm and inviting atmosphere, our post-
ground loading occurs at the other four gates. “A few years security marketplace is designed to fit seamlessly into the overall
back, we worked with Thyssen-Krupp to develop low-rider jet terminal design,” says company president Tasneem Vakharia.
bridges, whereby the bridge would start at ground level and “Showcasing local vendors is a top priority.”
move up to the aircraft,” Iskra explains. “One of the bridges
The overall building design focused significant attention on
is able to swing to connect to another gate as well. The two
green technologies, including state-of-the-art lighting controls,
Global gate
solutions.
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The airport worked with Thyssen-Krupp to develop low-rider jet
bridges that start at ground level and move up to the aircraft.
The two bridges the airport purchased are the first all-glass
low-rider bridges in the world.
daylight harvesting, ultra-low water usage
toilets and urinals, solar-powered flush
FOD GONE
valves and faucets operated with artificial
room lighting, an efficient variable-refrigerant
volume mechanical system that transfers
heat energy from one part of the building to
another, and landscaping that requires little
water. “Although the county did not pursue
LEED (Leadership in Energy and Efficiency
Design) certification, the building achieves the
equivalent of a LEED Gold rating,” says Iskra.
Kudos for the Team
While the project followed a traditional design-
bid-build delivery method, the airport and
its contractors agree that the collaborative
approach taken by everyone on the team was
anything but common.
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office and the construction manager theirs. Everyone is huddled in and confidence that carried throughout the
their own corners. That’s the way adversarial relationships develop. course of the project.”
With this project, we moved the entire team into a triple-wide trailer
Q&D Construction Project Manager Lamonte
complex. A facilitated partnering meeting was held monthly. By
Forgays agrees that the collaborative team
sharing office space, when issues came up, the entire team was
approach at SBP was uncommon for a design-
forced to come together to find a resolution.”
bid-build project—and key to its success.
Arcadis Senior Construction Manager Buddy “The team’s resolution of the soil issue had
Williams cites the following as a representative a significant impact on both time and costs, LAMONTE FORGAYS
example of the teamwork: Early on, the but everyone came to the table,” says Forgays. “We met with the
project team determined that the clay soil at airport director, agreed to split costs and moved forward.”
the building site was wet and expansive, and
The team-centric culture also helped prevent common and
therefore unsuitable to support the building
potentially volatile strife regarding change orders—an inevitable
foundation. The initial plan called for excavating
part of any large project. Change orders may not have a significant
approximately 75,000 square feet of existing
BUDDY WILLIAMS impact on the project when considered individually, but they can have
soil to a depth of 7 to 12 feet, disposing the
a substantial cumulative effect over the life of the project, explains
soil offsite, then trucking in new soil. In addition to significantly
Williams. If the costs associated with change orders are held until the
increasing costs, this approach would have delayed the project
end of the project, determining who is responsible for specific delays
and created traffic problems and air pollution as trucks transported
and the associated costs can become quite contentious, he notes.
materials through the community.
Williams uses a travel analogy to illustrate the point: “It’s as if
“We sat down as a team and went through various scenarios on
you are taking a trip, run into a roadblock and are sent 20 miles in
how we could resolve this soil issue,” Williams recalls. “At the end
another direction. Over the course of your trip, this may occur a
of the day, we learned that we could treat the existing soil with lime
number of times. At the end of the trip, you’ve spent more time and
to change the expansion index and make it suitable for backfill.
money to get to where you need to go. These were costs you were
This approach ended up turning a potential $2 million cost increase
not anticipating and for which you wish to be compensated.”
into a $450,000 cost increase—a total team effort that built trust
To prevent end-of-project disagreements about various change
orders, the team pulled together midway through construction to
analyze additional costs and determine who was responsible for
each line item.
Returning to the travel metaphor: “Perhaps as a result of your
detour, you decided to go sightseeing. Who is responsible for those
costs?” Williams asks rhetorically.
“By gathering the team to create a wraparound agreement
midway through the project, we were able to resolve lingering
conflicts and resolve cost issues early on—items than can create
hard feelings and take forever to resolve if left to the end of the
project. The contractor was very fair,” he continues. “We analyzed
the actual conditions that occurred [to that point] of the project and
Connecting people agreed [who caused what.] We all agreed to accept our portions
of costs and responsibility. It’s as if midway through the project we
to the world. were able to renegotiate a new start to the contract. These issues
can result in difficult discussions in this industry. Here, everyone
When it comes to airports, a balance must be was fair and reasonable.”
achieved between passenger experience,
Knowing that terminal projects are not currently a high priority
economic benefits, construction costs, and for FAA funding, Bumen is grateful for the $20 million of Airport
environmental impact. We work with clients to Improvement Program funding support—the maximum allowed
deliver sustainable value in the planning, for a non-hub airport, he notes. The remainder of the $39.5 million
development, and operations of our airports. project was paid for with passenger and customer facility charges,
a third-party bank loan and local funding.
As a result, San Luis Obispo County now has a new terminal
Arcadis.
that allows for anticipated growth over the next 25 to 30 years,
Improving quality of life.
notes Bumen. Moreover, the building’s high ceilings and large
Mitch Chokas
windows bring the beautiful Southern California environment into
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FACTS&FIGURES No matter how cold and blustery experienced in an airport before,” explains
Project: Food Truck Concessions it gets this winter, passengers and Liz Grzechowiak, assistant director of
Airport: Minneapolis-St. Paul Int’l employees at Minneapolis-St. Paul Concessions and Business Development.
Location: Lindbergh-Terminal 1, Concourse E International (MSP) will still be able to enjoy “We wanted people to transcend from the
the wildly popular food truck trend that busy concourse…into what feels like an
Development Cost: $3 million
is sweeping the nation. This summer, the urban landscape. And it’s been received
Size of Program: 3 food trucks; 1 full-service bar Twin Cities airport transformed a traditional extraordinarily well.”
truck; 1,200-sq.-ft. shared seating area
food court in its Lindbergh Terminal into an
Total development cost was $3 million,
Open Date: June 2017 indoor urban alleyway, complete with faux
and the new concession is expected
Concessionaire: Midfield Concession Enterprises brick walls, decorative outdoor lighting and
to generate about $5 million in revenue
Food Truck Builder: Chameleon Concession four full-size food trucks.
during its first year.
Food/Beverage Vendors: Red Cow; Salty Tart; The Metropolitan
Notably, MSP’s 4,000-square-foot Food
Holy Land Deli Airports Commission,
Truck Alley occupies a nondescript area
Tables & Seating: Design Within Reach which operates MSP,
that otherwise had limited development
Projected Revenue: $5 million the initial year, with is excited about how
potential due to its narrow width and lack
subsequent 5% annual increases the unique concept
of depth. When considering options for the
Of Note: The food trucks were refurbished/built off site has fared since its
oddly configured space, the airport chose
& installed through a temporary opening in the building June debut. “This
to follow a national trend of “experiential
created during a separate window replacement project. project has allowed us
LIZ GRZECHOWIAK retail,” explains Grzechowiak. Although
Airside cranes lifted the trucks to the opening, then crews to create an ambiance
pulled them inside & pushed them through the concourse they require less square footage than
and a feeling like you’ve never quite
to the installation site. traditional vendors, the food trucks are
November | December 2017 AirportImprovement.comCONCESSIONS MSP 15
Truck Alley BY VICTORIA SOUKUP
expected to generate similar financial results—and they offer Behind the Scenes
customers a unique experience, she notes. The airport released a request for proposals in March 2015, and
Three of the trucks focus on food; the fourth serves beer, wine Midfield Concession Enterprises began designing the project in
and other drinks from a full-service bar with built-in seating. The February 2016.
airport also added a separate 1,200-square-foot seating area Samir W. Mashni, vice president and
with room for up to 93 guests just outside the narrow alley. Like general counsel for Midfield, considers MSP’s
the typical design of outdoor food truck courts, MSP’s seating indoor food trucks a game-changer for airport
includes long community-style tables. In the truck/ordering area, concessions. “It is innovative and cutting-
ceiling tiles include small twinkling lights to create an outdoor edge,” says Mashni. “This concept seized
evening feel, and strings of bare bulbs zigzag overhead to on a food trend on the street that was very
reinforce the casual alleyway vibe. popular with Millennials, and we at Midfield SAMIR MASHNI
“It’s got something for everybody,” says Grzechowiak. “We have Concession Enterprises are always interested
a grab-and-go area, ‘counter-to-go’ service, sit-down service and in setting a new standard by bringing new designs and new
a full bar. Most concessions have elements of that, but this is true concepts to airport food and beverage dining.”
to a food truck experience that you would have streetside. You Midfield contracted Chameleon Concession, a Twin Cities firm
can walk up to the window, order your food and pick it up and that specializes in building food trucks, to procure the appropriate
leave; or you can eat in our faux alleyway and sit beneath the café vehicles and modify them into revenue-generating venues for the
lights and order a beer.” airport. The company tracked down two vintage finds—a 1952
MSP partnered with three local brands—Red Cow, Salty Tart and Ford camper and a 1960 Metro originally used to deliver milk and
Holy Land Deli—for the food. Red Cow also operates the bar truck. bread—and also purchased the shell of a new Airstream travel
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After Chameleon Concession refurbished its vintage finds, crews lifted them into the terminal
through an airside window opening and pulled them through the concourse to their new homes.
trailer, which was used to create one food Getting the completed trucks into the terminal was a challenge in
truck and the sit-down bar. itself. MSP coordinated installation of the large prefabricated units
with a previously scheduled project to replace windows in the same
“It was important to source the vehicles to fit
concourse. After crews removed the old glass panels, workers
the footprint and layout of the space we were
brought in the food trucks before the new windows were installed.
going to use,” notes Mark Palm, president of
Chameleon. Crews thoroughly cleaned the Flatbed trailers delivered the food trucks to the airside of
vintage equipment and stripped interior and the building and cranes lifted each one onto a temporary deck
exterior mechanisms (including wheels) off MARK PALM outside the temporary opening in the building. “The opening was
all three vehicles. “The older trucks came through in pretty bad 16 feet off the ground,” Palm explains. “We built the deck from
shape—they had been sitting in a farm field,” explains Palm. the tarmac all the way to the top window. When the flatbed came
in and hoisted the vehicles up, we placed them on the deck and
Because MSP’s trucks wouldn’t have to drive from location to
pushed them through. There was no other way in. We just pushed
location like their outdoor counterparts, crews split the vehicles
everything through the window opening and into the concourse.”
open to create an attractive façade on the front and extra room in
the back for equipment and personnel. “We had to be very careful After the trucks were inside, crews maneuvered them through
with the structure when we cut them in half,” Palm recalls. “We the concourse to the installation site and workers closed up the
had to cut and reframe them all.” opening with new window panels. Work was completed at night,
when the airport was closed.
Crews then repainted the trucks and installed new headlamps,
windows, grills and other accessories. Because the company
had previously created numerous food trucks for street side use Successful Lineup
throughout the country, Palm was versed in food safety regulations Deciding which brands to feature in Food Truck Alley was not
and health department codes for the build-outs. Ensuring that difficult, reports Mashni. “All three vendors are very popular in
materials conformed to airport fire codes was a new twist. Minneapolis and represent every food and beverage category that
travelers would want in this type of concession space—burgers,
salads, sandwiches, pastries, ethnic and healthy food, and
alcoholic beverages.”
Red Cow specializes in hamburgers; Salty Tart offers
sandwiches, salads and pastries; and Holy Land Deli caters to
customers looking for international options.
Grzechowiak notes that the airport originally planned to rotate
in new brands, but that idea has been placed on the back burner
due to the popularity of its original selections. “The powerhouse
of brands that came through are really Twin Cities’ institutions,”
she explains. “We are so successful with this lineup that we won’t
cross that bridge until we come to it.”
Together, the four trucks are expected to generate $5 million
in sales their first year, with 5% annual increases thereafter,
All of the vendors showcased in the trucks are local brands. reports Mashni. “Travelers are very interested and intrigued by
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the innovative design and the options provided in this Food Truck “Midfield was genuinely enthused about the opportunity to
Alley,” he observes. “We constantly see people posing to take do something so unique in an airport environment. We are
pictures next to the trucks.” very pleased with the result, and so is the concessionaire.
For a concourse location that is not in our main mall area, it’s
Grzechowiak credits Midfield for executing the airport’s vision
performing in the top of its class.”
accurately and for going the extra mile during the project. “They
did an exceptional job with selecting materials,” she specifies. “It
has an industrial look and is very much on trend.
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Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int’l
Installs Virtual Ramp Control System
BY KRISTIN VANDERHEY SHAW
Just as NASA has a Mission Control with a panoramic window-like view of the
FACTS&FIGURES room to monitor spacecraft, Fort entire airfield. The system also includes an
Project: Virtual Ramp Control Lauderdale-Hollywood International interactive, real-time map display that allows
Location: Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood (FL) Int’l Airport (FLL) has a ramp control room to track them to click on any gate for a thermal high
aircraft in non-movement areas. Earlier this definition pan/tilt/zoom view and improve on-
Approximate Cost: $1.3 million
year, the airport installed a high-tech system block and off-block status updates.
System Provider: Amadeus (formerly AirIT) that is especially valuable for monitoring and
“Our airport is land poor, and to create
Service Provider: Robinson Aviation managing aircraft in areas outside of the visual
new multimillion-dollar towers for line of
Remote Video Management Platform: field of air traffic controllers.
sight didn’t make sense,” explains Michael
Searidge Technologies
The windowless room features two six- Nonnemacher, FLL’s acting assistant director
Key Benefits: Improved safety & operational panel video walls that provide ramp controllers of Aviation. “The Virtual Ramp Control
efficiency due to enhanced situational awareness
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program is a technological response rather Amid the continual growth, FLL officials found they needed
than a traditional brick-and-mortar solution. to take a hard look at the airport’s blind spots—literally, not
Our ramp controllers can see the whole airfield figuratively. From the bird’s-eye view of the FAA air traffic control
from one room, which operates like an FAA Air tower, there were a handful of non-movement areas that were not
Route center.” visible to controllers. To maintain safe operations, they relied on
ground personnel to report the status of incoming and outgoing
Managing Expansion aircraft from particular gates.
The new tech-centric ground control system is MIKE NONNEMACHER Given its high traffic and limited airside infrastructure, FLL
the latest initiative in a series of improvements typically has aircraft docked at every gate overnight, plus another
FLL has executed to help manage increasing traffic levels. What 15 or so parked in two remote zones. Each morning, Robinson
began as an abandoned nine-hole golf course in 1929 has evolved Aviation, the company that provides ramp control services at FLL,
into one of the fastest-growing airports in the United States. sent a ramp employee to the gates that were out of controllers’
Currently, FLL is on pace to enplane 30 million or more passengers line of sight to log which aircraft were on block.
by year-end.
Don Starbuck, a former FAA air traffic controller and supervisor,
Throughout the decades, the South Florida airport has manages FLL’s virtual ramp control facility for Robinson Aviation.
outgrown its facilities time and again. Several years ago, FLL “We had access to line of sight, but we could not see all the
drafted a $2.3 billion improvements and renovations program to gates,” he says of the previous system. “We had to keep track of
modernize its terminals, add gates and build a second runway. them via a dry erase board to know if they were empty or filled.”
The runway opened in 2014 to great fanfare, expanding the
Now, the Virtual Ramp Control System from Amadeus (formerly
airport’s maximum capacity to 425,000 flights per year—an
AirIT) provides the critical information in video format. Company
effective increase of 40%. As a result, Emirates announced it
personnel estimate that before the new system was installed,
would begin daily 777 service from Dubai to Fort Lauderdale in
controllers could view 65% to 70% percent of the airfield at any
2016—a coup for the market and airport.
given time. The virtual system is designed to provide full visibility.
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“Effectively accurately scaled images of terminal the overall system to monitor aircraft from
what we’re doing buildings, gates, stands, remote parking the time they land until they pull into their
is displaying positions, cargo facilities and maintenance assigned gates.
the information areas. With this system in place, the airport
By replicating a tower-like window
graphically,” can deploy resources to other areas.
view for an off-site location, the system
explains Jeff Shull,
Shull describes the crucial tracking enhances situational awareness on the
the company’s
and handoff components as follows: airfield, explains Searidge Vice President
vice president of
JEFF SHULL “The ASDE-X (Airport Surface Detection Derek Bayford.
implementation and
Equipment, Model X) picks up the aircraft
delivery. “We use disparate systems As for the transition from window to
as it nears the runway. When a plane
and combine them to create a graphic screen, Bayford reports that ramp controllers
lands, we take the data tag from the
interface. Basically, in the morning when who have used the system say it doesn’t
aircraft and we follow the aircraft into the
the airport starts operations, we have a take long to get used to. It feels just like
non-movement area. Then, it’s taken over
complete database of what is scheduled watching traffic from the tower, he explains.
by Searidge technology, which follows it to
for that day.” “The virtual system allows ramp
the non-movement area.”
The company’s Virtual Airfield controllers to make intelligent decisions
in real time,” he comments. “Through
Management System (VAMS) simulates an Base Software
“out-the-window view” of geographically augmented reality thermal views and PTZ
Amadeus recruited Searidge Technologies
dispersed aprons, remote stands and [pan/tilt/zoom] controls, ramp controllers
to the project team in 2012 to provide the
aircraft parking areas by consolidating can now see into areas that were
video platform that depicts airfield traffic.
multiple images into one operator display. previously not visible. If they can’t see it,
Its high-grade remote video management
The aerial view of the airport includes they have to rely on ‘ground in, ground
system is a key component that allows
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out.’ We give them eyes to anywhere in
the area.”
The system is also scalable, so
airports can choose to surveil as much
or little of their airfields as desired. One
airport might only need coverage on a
specific side of the terminal or remote
taxiway, while another needs “eyes” on
its cargo area.
“The more information the airport has,
the better able it is to make decisions,”
says Bayford. “This can lead to more
accurate flight information displays, too.”
Searidge provides a mix of different
kinds of sensors to provide FLL visual
access to every gate. This allows
personnel to see any gate at any time,
and make decisions according to what
they see, explains Bayford.
Real-time data about gate utilization enhances ramp safety.
The virtual system can expand for
other uses, such as identifying foreign
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object debris and wildlife hazards, or
interfacing with billing companies, he
adds. Airports that regularly experience
heavy fog could also benefit from the base
tracking and monitoring capabilities.
FLL is currently not using the system for
extra services, notes Bayford.
Integration Opportunities
Before it implemented the Virtual Ramp
Control System at FLL, Amadeus had
provided the Airport Operational Data Base
(AODB) there for more than a decade. By
tying the two together, the airport is able
to funnel real-time information about flight
operations from the virtual system to Flight
Information Display System (FIDS) displays
throughout the airport.
“Using all of the data available,
the airport can be more efficient by
The Virtual Ramp Control System analyzing the trends,” says Shull. “In Fort
is housed in a facility designed to Lauderdale, this integration is going to
withstand a Category 5 hurricane.
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the most technologically integrated airport in the interim, and the airport was able Nonnemacher describes the project as
in the country.” to install about half as many cameras as collaborative and forward-thinking. “We
originally planned, notes Shull. have to be a vanguard, because we don’t
Shull says if airports are capturing
have another choice,” he muses. “Like
robust data, they can create metrics and Durability was also a key issue.
many other airports, we’re capacity-
audit the information to develop new Despite four to six hours of damaging
constrained. We had two towers and still
routes based on customer need. winds during Hurricane Irma, all but one
had blind spots. This system takes away
camera was still working when the storm
“This kind of collaborative decision- the blind spots and gives our controllers
subsided, reports Starbuck. Because the
making benefits all parties,” adds good views of the whole field.”
system has other cameras pointed at the
Nonnemacher.
same gate, coverage was still intact. Built-in safeguards and redundancies
provide further confidence. The control
On the Cutting Edge “Even if a camera fails, we have
center is designed to withstand a
The technology driving FLL’s new ramp backups,” he relates. “In fact, a number
Category 5 hurricane and is equipped with
control system is so emergent, some of the of cameras could fail, and we could still
a fire station and full-size generator that
hardware that engineers specified became zoom in with others.”
can operate its critical systems even if the
outdated before the procurement process The airport also keeps an inventory of airport loses power.
was complete. “What we learned is that spare cameras on hand, and a contractor
when you choose a high-tech solution like “I can’t really quantify the results, but
can install a replacement in a matter of
this, you need to be prepared to make it prior to adding virtual ramp control, we had
hours, he adds.
adaptable and portable to what you have,” some wingtip collisions, and we had aircraft
Nonnemacher reflects. going head to head,” relates Nonnemacher.
Tech & Towers
“Since we put this system in place, we
When the project took longer than After operating with the virtual control
haven’t had any of that.”
expected, camera technology improved system in place for almost a year,
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Martha’s Vineyard Airport Replaces Fire Station
BY THOMAS J. SMITH
Faced with the prospect of heavy commission instructed Jacobs Engineering,
FAA sanctions, Martha’s Vineyard the architect that produced partial plans for the
Airport (MVY) was under the gun airport back in 2011, to retain Keenan + Kenny
to replace its aging, non-compliant aircraft Architects, the firm that designed Oak Bluffs
rescue and firefighting (ARFF) building. facility. The two firms collaborated to produce a
FACTS&FIGURES When its new $10.4 million facility opens in
November, officials will officially close the book
final design specifically modified for airport use,
and MVY is on pace to complete the facility
Project: Facility for Firefighting & Snow Removal
Equipment
on a difficult chapter for the county-owned on time and on budget. The new structure will
airport located on a picturesque island off the house snow removal equipment as well as
Location: Martha’s Vineyard (MA) Airport
southern coast of Cape Cod. ARFF equipment and personnel.
Owner: Dukes County
In summer 2015, FAA put the Airport Manager
Cost: $10.4 million
Massachusetts airport on notice. After Ann Crook explains
Funding: $8.3 million FAA grant (for ARFF portion years of inaction and lack of response from that the 2011 drawings
of building); $1.6 million airport funds; $461,000
MVY about a set of partial plans for a new commissioned under
from state
ARFF facility, the federal agency gave the previous airport leadership
Building Size: 14,674 sq. ft.; 6 service bays airport until the end of the year to submit represented a “Taj Mahal
Owner’s Project Manager: Daedalus Projects completed plans. Its very license as a Part that was way more than
Lead Design: Jacobs Engineering 139 commercial airport was at stake as well what we could afford with
ANN CROOK
Project Architect: Keenan + Kenny Architects as millions of dollars in federal funds. the FAA grant.”
General Contractor: Dellbrook JKS Needing to act quickly, the MVY Airport Specifically, the airport had secured an
Noteworthy Details: Airport faced FAA sanctions for
Commission found inspiration for a solution just $8.3 million FAA grant for the ARFF portion
previous failure to improve ARFF facility; instituted its a few miles away in the recently completed Oak of the building, but the full price for the facility
first passenger facility charge to help fund project Bluffs Volunteer Fire Department facility. The was projected to be nearly $15 million.
November | December 2017 AirportImprovement.comEMERGENCY SERVICES MVY 25
determined that they could modify its the bays are designed with drive-through
design to create a facility for MVY. “It access, the building can simultaneously
looked like the pieces could fit together,” house 12 pieces of equipment.
recalls Sullivan. “We had to incorporate the
A 10-person crew will staff the facility.
FAA requirements into the building to be an
Geoffrey R. Freeman, a 25-year MVY
airport fire station.”
employee who was promoted to assistant
Construction of 14,674-square-foot airport manager last spring, explains that
building began last November and is the ARFF/airport operations team perform
scheduled to conclude this November. a wide range of duties—everything from
fueling general aviation aircraft, painting,
“In the original design, the engineering
mowing grass and plowing snow, to fighting
firm was tasked with providing a state-of-
fires and conducting safety inspections.
the-art emergency response facility, and in
doing so tried to include many state-of-the- “They do it all,” Crook relates. “The
art components, which drove up the costs,” airport is so seasonal, we can’t have a
explains Sullivan. dedicated staff year-round for each task.”
For example, the facility’s equipment The entire staff supports both commercial
bays were to be air-conditioned. The and general aviation operations. MVY has
new plans use high-efficiency mechanical 10 daily regional jet flights by American
equipment to reduce ambient humidity. Airlines, Delta Air Lines and JetBlue Airways
on a seasonal basis. And Cape Air flies
In a similar money-saving fashion,
Cessna 402s to/from the island—15 times
general contractor Dellbrook JKS used
per day in season and 10 times daily during
modular construction techniques to create
the offseason.
the exterior walls. Unlike the original 2011
design, which called for an entirely “stick Combined, the four airlines carry about
built” facility, the final design specified wall 50,000 passengers per year. The airport
panels that were fabricated off the island serves even more passengers on private
and subsequently assembled onsite. aircraft—everything from small single-
engine planes to large corporate jets.
“We don’t feel we are settling,” Crook
Just in Time notes. “It is a nice building that will give us
what we need now and into the future.” Building Details
The ARFF portion of the new facility has a
The building includes six service bays—
watch room with direct contact to the air
three for firefighting equipment and three
“If we went back traffic control tower. Other elements include
for snow removal equipment. Because
to Jacobs for a
total new design,
it would have been
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MVY contracted to supervise design,
procurement and construction.
Daedalus, which is based in Boston,
served in similar capacity with the town
of Oak Bluffs for its fire station project.
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The airport now has three bays for firefighting vehicles and three for snow removal equipment.
separate training and meeting rooms, office space, equipment The fleet of snow removal equipment includes a 2014 Kodiak
storage areas and a new computer server room for the entire airport. snow blower/sweeper, a 2014 Kodiak plow, a 2016 TYMCO high-
The airport installed an extra, empty set of conduits to provide speed runway sweeper and four dump trucks equipped with plows.
flexibility for meeting future data needs.
A jib crane will allow staff to maintain snow removal vehicles
There is also a bunkroom that houses staff during intense snow inside the new facility. Previously, they had to perform work out on
plowing operations. As an around-the clock operation, the airport the driveways.
routinely keeps one person on duty overnight to provide coverage
To bring the airport into FAA compliance, the new building has
for general aviation operations.
direct access to the airfield. The old building required vehicles to
The firefighting equipment that will be housed in the new make a sharp right turn. The orientation of the previous facility
station includes a 2002 KME 1,500-gallon foam truck, a 2002 made it challenging to respond to an airfield emergency within the
E-ONE 1,000-gallon foam truck and a mutual aid emergency prescribed three minutes, Freeman explains.
communications vehicle.
The new building was built on the same footprint as the original
structure, parts of which dated back to World War II, when it served
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