This is what the terminal at West Virginia International Yeager Airport would look like after $8 million in upgrades are completed. Funded by the Federal Aviation Administration through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the upgrades are part of the ƵCRW NextƵ terminal development project.
Passengers stand in line inside the terminal at CharlestonƵs West Virginia International Yeager Airport in July 2024 to board a Breeze Airlines flight to Myrtle Beach, S.C.
An $8 million grant funded through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law enables West Virginia International Yeager Airport to begin a major modernization project designed to make its 77-year-old passenger terminal more accessible and passenger-friendly.
The grant, awarded last week by the Federal Aviation Administration, Ƶenables us to make critical improvements that will transform the passenger experience at CRW,Ƶ said Dominique Ranieri, director and CEO of the Charleston airport.
The $8 million grant launches the initial phase of the airportƵs ƵCRW NextƵ terminal development project, which includes remodeling the mezzanine and lobby restrooms and adding a second baggage belt.
That work is expected to get underway in December.
The next expected construction project will be the demolition of two outdated concourses and replacing them with a single state-of-the-art concourse.
This is what the terminal at West Virginia International Yeager Airport would look like after $8 million in upgrades are completed. Funded by the Federal Aviation Administration through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the upgrades are part of the ƵCRW NextƵ terminal development project.
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Future ƵCRW NextƵ projects include:
Building a new, streamlined security checkpoint
Making all terminal facilities compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act
Making apron pavement upgrades
Realigning Taxiways A and B to optimize operational capabilities and improve safety
Installing five new boarding gates capable of accessing Boeing 737-700, Airbus A-320 and similar commercial aircraft
In all, the project would add more than 60,000 square feet of floor space to the terminal. The structural additions would include:
New lobby meeting-and-greeting space
New seating areas adjacent to boarding gates
Additional concession/restaurant space
New post-security restrooms
Total cost for a full CRW Next build-out is estimated to be at least $60 million, to be funded by grants from the FAAƵs Airport Terminal Program and Airport Infrastructure Grant program and other federal sources.
Passengers stand in line inside the terminal at CharlestonƵs West Virginia International Yeager Airport in July 2024 to board a Breeze Airlines flight to Myrtle Beach, S.C.
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Rick Steelhammer is a features reporter. He can be reached at 304-348-5169 or rsteelhammer@hdmediallc.com. Follow @ on Twitter.
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