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Airport director says runway work disrupted 2024 but passenger numbers remained strong

Bangor City Biz Economic Development Committee · February 19, 2026
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Airport Director Jose Saavedra told the Biz Economic Development Committee the airport’s 2024 end‑of‑year report shows strong passenger numbers despite roughly a month of runway closures during the second year of runway construction; staff forecast 2026 as the baseline year once construction is complete.

Airport Director Jose Saavedra told the Bangor City Biz Economic Development Committee that the airport’s 2024 end‑of‑year workforce and operations report shows resilience despite significant construction disruptions.

Saavedra said the airport was effectively closed for about a month during the runway’s second year of construction but that “even with that level of disruption, we still had a very, very strong year,” pointing committee members to passenger graphs included in the report. He said federal…

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