Updates about Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (NWFBIA)

[Will B]

Airport Authority Granted $4 Mil for State-of-the-Art Baggage System

HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!

That's the most expensive electric baggage tug, remote control garage door, and conveyor belt I've ever heard of!

 

[Matt J]

HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!!

That's the most expensive electric baggage tug, remote control garage door, and conveyor belt I've ever heard of!

I believe that includes all of the x-ray machines and explosives detectors.

 

[Kurt]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAGARsIHD6Q"]YouTube - New Panama City Airport Air Traffic Control Tower Crown[/ame]

 

[Matt J]

Airport Board

Airport Board​

The airport board could be facing some problems getting the grass to grow at the new airport. Tuesday morning, airport officials were updated on some ongoing soil problems at the new 1400 acre site. Part of the problem is aesthetic, but a lack of grass could delay the opening of the airport if it's not fixed before next year.

The link has a video discussing the grass. Believe it or not, but this is a HUGE issue.

 

[Kurt]

St. Joe hires VP to market airport | bay, county, florida - Business - The News Herald

The industrial park next to the new Panama City-Bay County International Airport will be getting more marketing attention.

The St. Joe Co., Northwest Florida’s largest property owner, has created a new position to promote the $318 million airport and appointed Kevin Johnson as the new vice president.
“With the scheduled opening of the airport now a short time away, we are stepping up marketing of our world-class assets to global users who need ready access to the new airport,” St. Joe Co.’s West Bay Sector President Rod Wilson said in a press release Wednesday.


Johnson’s hire and the new position comes at a time when the completion date for the new airport is only eight months away. Johnson will focus on prospective companies seeking to expand or relocate to the new airport. The company is particularly interested in businesses in aerospace, aviation, logistics and defense technology.


The new position means getting the message out about what the new airport offers, said Janet Watermeier, Bay County Economic Development Alliance executive director.
“The more people we have working on the local economy, the better,” Watermeier said. “I’m sure we’ll work together as a team.”


St. Joe spokesman Jerry Ray did not return a phone message or e-mail left Wednesday afternoon, and Johnson was not made available for comment.


Johnson served as business development vice president for the Research Triangle Foundation of North Carolina since 2005. He was previously business development vice president with the Greater Phoenix Economic Council in Arizona.


“Kevin brings a wealth of experience and an established record in managing public and private economic development partnerships at both the local and regional level,” Wilson wrote.


In the release, Johnson said the West Bay projects are some of the most exciting large-scale projects nationwide.


The international airport is the first built in the U.S. for at least eight years. The first phase includes about 1,330 acres of the 4,000-acre property. About 1,000 acres are being planned for office, retail and industrial uses, according to the press release.

 

[SHELLY]

The link has a video discussing the grass. Believe it or not, but this is a HUGE issue.

Two words....Astro Turf

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[Matt J]

Two words....Astro Turf

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Nope, has to be natural. Astro Turf would burn in a crash.

 

[Topsail Transplant]

I love it

SOB is out, it's already taken.

Saarmelleek/balaton Airport (SOB) Details - Hungary

Some available airport codes:

WTF
DUH
RNK Redneck
SOS
WHY
GOD <- this would deter atheists that might cause plane crashes

Just some thoughts.

 

[Topsail Transplant]

Airport Board



The link has a video discussing the grass. Believe it or not, but this is a HUGE issue.

Just another reason to go with zero-scape.

 

[SHELLY]

Nope, has to be natural. Astro Turf would burn in a crash.

...from the looks of these photos taken of the airport last month--a burning crash doesn't appear to be a major issue (can you say "drainage problems?")