We provided planning, program development, commissioning and owner representative services for a new 52,000-square-foot terminal building at Columbia Regional Airport (COU). The new terminal replaced a 16,000 square foot facility that was built in 1968 and lacked the passenger amenities and features expected at a regional airport terminal facility.
The new building includes three passenger boarding bridges, with ability to add a fourth in the future. It also has a quiet room, a relief area for service animals, and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) areas to accommodate initial planning activity levels (PAL) as well as expected future capacity. The facility plan anticipates future expansion to 75,000 square feet.
Other projects included to support the new terminal program included the demolition and relocation of an 18,000-square-foot hangar; a 900-foot extension of Runway 2-20 (the main runway) and parallel taxiway; a complete reconstruction, extension and widening of Runway 13-31 and parallel taxiways B and C; and the repurposing of the automated flight service station (AFSS).
