By the numbers: New MBS International Airport passenger terminal (original) (raw)
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— Even in a 75,000-square-foot airport terminal, it's all about the details.
From the tree-like pillars built to honor the region's lumbering past, to the curved, copper ceiling that runs from the main entrance to the passenger gates as a nod to the rivers in the region and the state's copper mining history, nothing was overlooked in the design of the new, MBS International Airport passenger terminal.
"The new terminal is expected to meet the needs of our region for 40 to 50 years," said MBS International Airport Manager Jeff Nagel. "Today, the Great Lakes Bay Region has a modern, user-friendly airport that will benefit the community for decades to come."
The new
on Friday, Oct. 26, with a crowd of nearly 500 area business leaders and lawmakers.
At 6 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 31, the new terminal will open to the public for business, nearly a year ahead of schedule.
The first passengers will notice a few changes from the old terminal. First, bags will be checked behind the scenes, rather than in the open. About 10,000 additional square feet will be dedicated to security. Some features are similar to the old terminal. Passengers still will collect their bags from motorized carousels at the front of the terminal, and parking is located directly in front of the building.
Here's a closer look at the project by the numbers:
Total cost
: $55 million
Local tax dollars used in the project
: zero
Construction jobs created: About 250
General contractors used: 12
Established: 1943, as Tri-City International Airport
Name changed to MBS International: 1994
New terminal first approved by the airport commission: 2006
Construction start date: July 2008
Opening date: Oct. 31, 2012
Passenger gates: Six
Passenger boarding bridges: Four
Parking spaces: 900 long-term, 200 short-term and 140 employee spaces
Parking fees: Short term, 1perhalfhourand1 per half hour and 1perhalfhourand11 daily maximum; Long term, 2perhour,2 per hour, 2perhour,7 daily and $42 weekly maximum
Square feet: 75,000
Seats in the terminal: 400
Feet of runways: 14,402
Elevation: 668 feet
Based aircraft: 27, including 13 single engine, five multi-engine and nine jet engine
Aircraft takeoffs and landings: 50,254
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