January 10, 2013 (Salisbury, MD) The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America/Aviation Lighting Committee is pleased to announce that the Salisbury-Ocean City: Wicomico Regional Airport (SBY) has been awarded the 2012 IES/ALC Air Carrier Award. This international award is only given to air carrier-sized airports.
SBY airport began a multi-year program to reconstruct and extend Runway 14-32 from 5,500 ft. to 6,400 ft. Significant improvements were necessary to the main runway and other facilities to maintain its existing users and also attract new users.
Over a nine year period, SBY installed the following items:
New 4-box PAPI for Runway 14 and Runway 32
News MALSR for extended Runway 32
Relocated FAA Glideslope for extended Runway 32
Modernized the electrical vault and installed new regulators
Installed new MITLs on Taxiway A
Installed new distance remaining signs for Runway 14-32
Installed new runway/taxiway guidance signs for Runway 14-32, Taxiway A and New Taxiway H
New HIRLS for Runway 14–32
New computer touch screen interface for lighting control in ATCT
Relocated the ASOS
Installed a new 103 foot tall rotating beacon
The dedication and long term commitment from the SBY Airport Commission, Federal Aviation Administration and Maryland Aviation Administration to complete the runway extension along with the extension of parallel Taxiway A has resulted in new interest from airlines in providing increased and improved services to the community.
The phasing required coordination between each project to ensure that rework was not necessary and earlier projects included the required capacity for future projects.
Due to the complexities of working over several years and several projects, the entire program was designed up front and then broken into several projects to accommodate funding limitations.
There will be several IES/ALC Board members present at the January 14th, 2013 presentation along with airport and local officials.
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1 comment:
And for all of that money spent on the upgrades, what increases have been seen in travelers? Seems to be the same airline, same numbers of flights, same gov cash to assist the airport, so what is the overall benefit? And why the longer runway? Since we don't have the larger planes to use the runway, why not install wind turbines or solar panels? They could provide the daily heating and electric needed at the airport?
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