Expansion
In 1989, Huntsville International became the first airport in the United States to install an ASR-9 dual-channel airport surveillance radar system.
Currently, Huntsville International is undergoing major renovations of the concourse facilities, which will add:
- A $60 million terminal expansion (under construction)
- A new 219 ft (67 m) tall control tower (completed in 2007, opened May 4, 2008)
- An expanded 5,000 sq ft (460 m2) concession area on concourse (opened April 12, 2008)
- Upgraded flight information display systems at gates & parking areas (completed in 2007)
- A parking deck expansion with 1,330 additional parking spaces (completed in December 2008)
- An enlarged 20,000 sq ft (1,900 m2) public waiting and security screening area (completed in June 2009)
- An expansion on the west runway, making it the second longest in the southeast (completed in 2006)
- A new taxiway between both runways with a 269 ft (82 m) tunnel running underneath (under construction)
- A new air cargo building at the International Intermodal Center, which will include about 92,000 square feet (8,500 m2) (completed in February 2009)
- Security system improvement (completed in October 2008)
- Taxiway "L" between the airport's east and west runways (completed in October 2008)
- Dirt work on a new Jetplex Industrial Park north access road linking the airport's entrance to Wall Triana Highway (completed in July 2008)
- AirTran started servicing HSV with direct flights to Orlando in May 2010 and to Baltimore in June 2010. AirTran ended all service on August 12, 2012.
Also, plans are underway for another terminal area, added runways, and the lengthening of the two current runways.
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