Boise Airport moves forward on fuel farm, rental-car facility art and concourse design
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Commissioners heard updates that airlines are building a multi-phase fuel farm (targeting 7–10 days of on-site supply), interior work on a consolidated rental-car facility will hand off to tenants in March, and schematic design for a new concourse is due in December; Hensel Phelps is named contractor for related construction work.
Airport staff updated the Boise Airport Commission on multiple capital projects intended to support future growth and resilience. Director Hubbs said airline partners are funding and building a new multiphase fuel farm — including storage and a truck loading rack — on airport property, and the project could include future pipeline or rail connections though those would add cost and complexity.
"The goal will be 7 to 10 days of supply on on-site," Hubbs said when asked how much fuel the farm will store. He described the fuel farm site as being south of the taxiway and adjacent to an existing fuel line, and said airlines are leasing airport property for the work scheduled to be located in '27.
Staff reported interior construction on the consolidated rental-car facility is underway; the airport will complete its portion of construction in March and then tenants will build out customer-service spaces and signage. The commission also heard that the 1% for art selection panel chose artist Chad Otis for an installation that will be visible from the airport entrance roadway.
On the terminal concourse, staff said schematic design work is ongoing with a 100% schematic deliverable due in December. Rebecca (staff lead) said the project team includes an owner's representative (Jacobs) and Hensel Phelps has been selected as the contractor; common-use technology implementation and gate-utilization studies are planned to inform phasing.
Financial preparations were described as well: staff said they may issue revenue bonds to fund BOI upgrades and will renegotiate the airline-use lease agreement in the near term. Airport development activity includes new hangar RFPs, a leased 88,000-square-foot building generating revenue, and other non-aeronautical projects along Victory Road.
Commissioners asked logistical questions about fuel sourcing, pipeline connections and the project's proximity to existing private fuel facilities. Staff characterized the airline-built fuel farm as a strategic investment to secure fuel supply for current and future operations.