Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 8

178 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 8 Whether your project is airside, landside, or cargo, you can count on Kimley-Horn to help you realize your vision. Congratulations to Ms. Rentz and the Airglades International Airport on their soaring future! Tom O’Donnell: 561-840-0825 www.kimley-horn.com/aviation In March 2020, construction for a new 4,000 square foot user fee custom and border facility was announced at Airglades. The airport would become a new port of entry to allow private international flights to pass through customs in Clewiston, rather than having to stop at a larger and busier airport. Moreover, a customs inspection facility will be added to the perishable cargo complex and would allow consolidation of all inspections in one location; unlike Miami International, which has 75 different locations for inspection. With all this traffic, a new runway will be paramount. The plan is to create a 10,000-foot north/south runway with a parallel taxiway. “Florida provides the best flight time from South America,” says Rentz, “but most of the runways in the state are east/west. Our runway will be north/south and that would also eliminate flight time. Taxi time will also be significantly less. The idea is that as soon as a plane lands they will