Strategies for Reuse of Underutilized or Vacant Airport Facilities

This report presents an overview of the issues surrounding the reuse of aeronautical facilities and terminals.

CONTENTS
1 SUMMARY
3 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION
Purpose of the Synthesis
Study Methodology
Report Structure
Other ACRP Resources
5 CHAPTER TWO VACANT AND UNDERUTILIZED AIRPORT FACILITIES
Roadmap for Reuse
Functional Obsolescence
Industry Change
Reuse Strategies
Complexities of Reuse of Aeronautical Property
13 CHAPTER THREE CASE STUDY APPROACH
15 CHAPTER FOUR DAYTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT— UPS MENLO FACILITY AND CARGO HUB
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Reuse Options
Risk Management
Prospective Reuse
Lessons Learned
18 CHAPTER FIVE DULUTH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT—DULUTH AIRPORT MAINTENANCE FACILITY
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Reuse Preparations
Tenant Recruitment
Interim Use
Lessons Learned
21 CHAPTER SIX JOHN F. KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT—TWA FLIGHT CENTER
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Background
Lessons Learned
24 CHAPTER SEVEN NEW BEDFORD REGIONAL AIRPORT—BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY AVIATION TRAINING CENTER
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Ownership and Compliance Issues
Tenant Recruitment
Joint Effort to Update Building
Lessons Learned
27 CHAPTER EIGHT OAKLAND INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT—OAKLAND MAINTENANCE CENTER
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
History and Disposition of the Property
Reuse Decision
Current Uses
Lessons Learned
31 CHAPTER NINE PHOENIX–MESA GATEWAY AIRPORT—PASSENGER TERMINAL–MILITARY BASE REUSE OF BUILDING
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Background
Reuse of Building 45
Reuse of Building 15
Lessons Learned
35 CHAPTER TEN PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT—REUSE OF THE 1952 PITTSBURGH TERMINAL BUILDING–AIRSIDE BUSINESS PARK
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Reuse Options
Reuse Options Limited by Building Abandonment
Development of the Airside Business Park
Lessons Learned
39 CHAPTER ELEVEN PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT—PITTSBURGH JETWAY REHABILITATION FACILITY Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Development of the Business
Reuse Decision, Building Modifications, and Staffing
Innovations to PPBs and Partnership with JBT Aerotech
Operations Today
Lessons Learned
44 CHAPTER TWELVE RICKENBACKER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT—MILITARY BASE REUSE
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Lessons Learned
47 CHAPTER THIRTEEN SPRINGFIELD–BRANSON NATIONAL AIRPORT—ADAPTIVE REUSE OF FORMER TERMINAL
Airport Sponsor and Interview Participants
The Situation
Background
Tenant Recruitment and Lease Negotiations Issues
Lessons Learned
50 CHAPTER FOURTEEN CONCLUSIONS
Decisive Action on Reuse or Demolition
Keeping a Facility Alive Preserves Options (at a Cost)
Vacated Properties Require Additional Sources of Operating and Capital Funds
Marketing a Vacant Building
Planning for Flexible Use
Risk Analysis for Vacancies
Financing Adaptive Reuse
Further Research
53 GLOSSARY
54 ACRONYMS
56 REFERENCES
57 BIBLIOGRAPHY
58 APPENDIX A CASE STUDY QUESTIONNAIRE