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Airport director reports passenger growth, terminal and runway work and a visitor-pass pilot
Summary
The airport director told the county commissioners that passengers are up about 12% year‑to‑date, terminal Phase 1 is nearly complete, Phase 2 will add a third bag claim and a gate, a major runway rehabilitation is contracted for July 2026, and the airport will pilot a TSA‑vetted visitor-pass program before a public rollout in December.
Rob Rirkowsky, director for Beecher Park International Airport, briefed the Board of Commissioners on Oct. 30 that year‑to‑date passenger figures are up about 12% over last year and the airport expects roughly 560,000 enplanements this year.
"So far, year to date, we're up 12% over last year," Rirkowsky said, and he estimated total throughput at about 1,000,000 people per year when arrivals and departures are…
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