Updates about Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (NWFBIA)

[Kurt]

Contract 1: Heavy Civil and Airfield Lighting
Approximately 91% of contract is complete with 77% of the contract time used.

• 40% of the edge lighting on the Runway and Taxiways is complete.
• Phoenix has submitted a plan to DEP for draining the 75 acre pond.
• There are 43 people working in Morrell Branch restoring the area and removing silt.
• Another 25 people are performing the same type work in Kelly Branch.

Crews are working approximately 50 hours per week on the project.
Contract 2: Terminal Building, ATCT and Support Buildings
Approximately 40% of the contract is complete with 48% of the contract time used.
Terminal:

• Exterior sheathing all areas is 75% complete.
• Roof sheathing and underlayment all areas is 95% complete.
• Beginning installation of CMU walls in Baggage Handling area.

Air Traffic Control Tower:

• Continuing mechanical/electrical and plumbing work.
• Continuing MEP work through Level 4.

Terminal Support Facilities:

• Continuing interior framing of Air Maintenance Facility and Air Maintenance Shed.
• Continuing with the installation of exterior wall panels and installation of electrical in Air Cargo Facility.

Rental Car Facility:

• Continuing with plumbing and electrical rough-in.
• Began compacting and prepping for Slab on Grade.

Public Safety Building:

• Completing metal decking and installing stairs.
• Continuing installation of CMU at vehicle bay.

Manpower:

• An average of 165 personnel are on site Monday through Friday.
• 9 workers on site on Saturday.

Contract 3: Utility Contract
Approximately 49% of contract work is complete with 54% of the contract time used. All interim milestones are being met or exceeded.
Main Access Road:

• 3W2″ Power Distribution Duct Bank: 95% complete
• Installation of wiring by Gulf Power.
• Street Light Duct Work is 94% complete.
• Wire being pulled.
• Boxes being installed.
• 6W4″ Power Distribution Duct Bank: 100% complete.
• Jack and boring on Main Access Road for fire hydrant installation.

Joyner Road:
24″ Water Main is 98% complete.
GA Access Road:

• 12″ water main is 96% complete.
• 30″ water main is 86% complete.

Lift Station:

• Lift station is 50% complete.
• Plumbing being installed

Fuel Farm:

• Fuel farm is 15% complete.
• Electrical work in progress.

Booster Station:

• Booster station is 35% complete.
• Concrete roofs being installed.

Triturator:

• Triturator is 10% complete
• Vault installation in progress

Contract 4: Landscape/Hardscape Contract

• Continuing to collect and transplant Juncus plants to wetlands area in Kelly Branch.
• Disking and limerock on Main Access Road to begin on Thursday August 5th.
• Seeding of Main Access Road scheduled for Monday August 10th.
• ValleyCrest to use erosion control matting where necessary along Main Roadway.

 

[coastal-edge]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAiA8L9LDxA"]YouTube - Panama City Airport Update[/ame]

Just got this today...
Thanks Kurt for the update... Saw this photo also...

 

[Kurt]

 

[MommaMia]

Southwest Airlines rumor affirmed

Sunday my daughter was on a Southwest flight from Corpus Christ to Dallas. Southwest Founder Herb Kelleher was also on the flight. She asked the flight attendant to confirm with him that Southwest Airlines would be coming to the new Panama City Airport. He nodded in the affirmative. Yahoo!!!

 

[Yarmap]

Sunday my daughter was on a Southwest flight from Corpus Christ to Dallas. Southwest Founder Herb Kelleher was also on the flight. She asked the flight attendant to confirm with him that Southwest Airlines would be coming to the new Panama City Airport. He nodded in the affirmative. Yahoo!!!

I saw on the Atlanta news the other day that South West was purchasing Frontier Airline, and that would bring SW in to ATL. I hope if your flying into PC in the future on SW you want have to go through the ATL nightmare.

 

[MommaMia]

That would take one exclamation point out of my "Yahoo!"

You're correct about ATL nightmare. I'm hoping that won't be the case with Southwest.

 

[Kurt]

Announcement near on low-cost carrier for new airport - The News Herald

Airport officials might be just weeks away from announcing the addition of a new low-cost air carrier to the Panama City-Bay County International Airport under construction near West Bay, officials said Tuesday.

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Rowe said airport officials were probably only 45 days away from making an announcement about a low-cost carrier’s commitment to the new airport, set to open in May 2010.


“We are in the 11th hour,” board member Andy Phillips agreed. “We are very, very close.”
One of the carriers mentioned by TDC members Tuesday was Southwest Airlines, one of the possible carriers airport officials are trying to recruit. The value of such a low-cost carrier would be in chartered international flights, Phillips said.

 

[Matt J]

You mean the nay sayers and debbie downers could be wrong?
Lord help us, next they might have some sort of feriner plane.

 

[cabythesea]

Word on the street - YES, Southwest is coming to PFN - will provide direct service to Orlando, Baltimore, Nashville and Houston. Typically, airlines do not make formal announcements about new routes/destinations until 4 weeks prior to start up. This is a very competitive business!
I travel almost weekly and utilize VPS since it has better service and cheaper rates - but I'm counting the days until the new PFN is open!!!

 

[Smiling JOe]

I'll be checking out the new airport in person later today. The Emerald Coast Association of Realtors is having a little tour with about 200 Realtors.