Not surprisingly, public safety and security became a growing concern. 'Multiple flights scheduled within 20 minutes of each other was utter chaos,' Gaines laments.ĭeparting passengers delivered to the front curb by resort shuttles were regularly left to locate their baggage, which had been deposited there before their arrival. The ticket counter queuing area was overcrowded with TSA screening and rental car services. That means the airport must usher large groups - typically 120 to 140 passengers at a time - through the arrival and check-in process.īefore the terminal building was rehabilitated and expanded in 2008, the facility was too small to properly accommodate the large groups, recalls airport director David Gaines. Many passengers arrive and depart on flights chartered by a nearby casino resort in Laughlin, NV. On average, the revamped facility services nearly 250,000 passengers per year, with enplanements increasing 11% in 2010. It also beat tough financial odds: emerging from 'near insolvency' six years ago to 'solid ground,' as Mohave County Airport Authority officials describe IFP's current state. Key Benefits: Congestion eased in ticketing area holdroom facility added new baggage handling facility with increased security updated aesthetics

& Supplier: Krueger Int'lĬustom Golf Bag Racks: Fine Line Fabrication Terminal Rehab Contractor: GC Builders (now defunct)īaggage Claim Contractor: TSG Constructors, LLCīaggage Conveyor: T&S Conveyors (now defunct)īaggage Handling System Mfg. Terminal Expansion/Renovations: Late 2005 - Spring 2008 (Design Through Construction)īaggage Claim: Construction completed in 2010 dock added in 2011Īrchitect/Design Subcontractor: DWL Architects + Planners

Holdroom Expansion: 2003 - Fall 2005 (Design Through Construction) Owner/Operator: Mohave County, AZ / Mohave County Airport Authority Location: Laughlin (NV)/Bullhead (AZ) Int'l Airport

Project: Terminal Expansion & Renovations It was recently named 2011 Airport of the Year by the Arizona Department of Transportation, beating out 82 other contenders. With $20 million worth of airport development in the last five years, Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) increased its odds of winning - and won.

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