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Architects present terminal design and near-term permitting plan for Clearwater airfield redevelopment

2238372 · February 6, 2025
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AID (architects) presented site and terminal plans for the airport redevelopment, describing an H-shaped terminal of about 17,000–18,000 square feet, a 135-space parking lot, FDOT-funded airfield pavement work with a construction budget estimate of roughly $1.6 million and an expected bidding and permitting sequence.

Chip Hayward, vice president of architecture for AID and architect of record, and Kyle Holly, vice president of engineering for AID and engineer of record, presented the site plan, terminal design and permitting status for the Clearwater airfield redevelopment project to the AirPark Advisory Board.

Hayward described the terminal as an H-shaped general aviation facility that preserves the existing apron, provides a covered front drop-off and a north parking lot sized for about 135 spaces (including ADA stalls). He said interior programming includes an FBO area, flight school space, passenger and pilot lounges, a public community/meeting room and second-floor meeting rooms with a bridge opening to the lobby.

Hayward said the total terminal area is “just slightly less than 18,000 square feet.” He described finishes under consideration (standing-seam metal roof, blue-tinted glass, glulam beams, polished concrete floors and lit graphic wall panels in restrooms)…

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