The second phase, which concluded this March, entailed substantial paving and electrical improvements.Īlthough construction broke ground in 2015, Keating notes that the project had been in the works for more than a decade. The first phase spanned from November 2015 to September 2016, and included site preparation, grading and drainage improvements. The primary element of the $18 million project was a 1,000-foot extension of Runway 16-34 and parallel Taxiway A. Phase 2 General Contractor: McCormick Construction Phase 1 General Contractor: FNF Construction Planning & Environmental: Coffman AssociatesĮngineering & Design: Stantec Consulting Services Project Scope: 1,000-foot extension of Runway 16-34 & Taxiway A site preparation grading drainage construction paving electrical improvements of Transportation (3.8%) local passenger facility charges (3.8%) Location: Laughlin/Bullhead (AZ) Int'l Airportįunding: FAA (92.4%) AZ Dept. "There was a lot of concern and worry going into this project about the weather." Specifically, crews needed the right temperatures to lay asphalt. "One of the challenges we had was the selected dates were right in the middle of winter and right up against Christmas and the holidays," says Jeremy Keating, director of IFP and the Mohave County Airport Authority.
The team that performed the recent runway extension at Laughlin/Bullhead International Airport (IFP) in Bullhead City, AZ, pulled off that very feat. But the margin for error is almost nonexistent when flights are grounded right before Christmas and the work window is just 15 days. Completing airfield construction around the hustle and bustle of fully operational commercial service is challenging enough.
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