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Ogden airport breaks ground on terminal expansion; FAA funds tower project and commercial improvements
Summary
Airport leadership reported FAA and state support for an expanded terminal and a new tower, described improvements to commercial service facilities and progress on general-aviation tenant concerns at the Jan. 7 council work session.
Brian (airport leadership) and staff briefed the council on recent milestones at Ogden-Hinckley Airport on Jan. 7, including a federally supported expansion of the commercial terminal and an FAA-funded control-tower project.
Brian said the FAA has programmed about $4,400,000 for a secondary phase expansion of the commercial terminal that will add multiple drop-off lanes (replacing a single-car roundabout), move baggage claim indoors, enlarge the lobby and improve ADA access. The airport has applied for a state beautification grant to replace chain-link fencing with TSA-approved wrought-iron fencing and to upgrade the terminal interior (restrooms, seating) to attract more airline service.
On air-traffic control, Brian said the FAA has placed Ogden high on the priority list and the tower project is scheduled with FAA funding; the most recent estimate in the briefing was about $12,000,000 (down from an earlier estimate the presenter said he had heard was $18,000,000). The new tower cab is estimated to sit at about 120 feet with top appendages bringing total structure height to roughly 140 feet. The FAA expects to begin construction in the spring (April–June timeframe) and the airport has cleared three buildings so the site will be ready.
Airport staff reported progress on general-aviation (GA) tenant issues: staff are drafting primary guiding documents (minimum standards, rules and regulations, rates/fees and a development/lease guide). Brian and his team have held well-attended airport-user meetings to solicit lease-template input; he said the goal is to publish a template lease compliant with FAA requirements and acceptable to GA tenants. Staff also described a new operating arrangement that reopens a controlled area between the airport’s north and south sides when no commercial flights are present, which restores taxiing and driving access for GA users at those times.
On commercial service metrics, the airport and council said Breeze Airways has been meeting or exceeding required enplanement targets (the airport exceeded 10,000 enplanements required by a grant condition), securing anticipated federal funding of up to $2,600,000 in the next federal fiscal cycle tied to those volumes. Brian and staff said they are courting additional airline and economic development opportunities and are in discussions with potential large aviation-related projects.
No ordinance changes were adopted at the session, but staff told the council they expect to return with proposed amendments to Title 8 to re-locate the airport's primary guiding documents into a single, clearer code or policy document.
