Business View Magazine | June 2019

188 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JUNE 2019 PCE inc. 1711 Yolande Ave. Lincoln, NE 68521 P: 402.474.4690 www.pce.us.com www.lincoln-plastics.com www.htiplastic.com www.apexplastics.com ever count out, because airports have ever- growing needs, but it’s not something that has been done in quite some time.” Another potential source of revenue, according to Haring, would be selling some of the Airport’s non aeronautical property. “Several parcels of Airport property are significantly disconnected from the Airport’s core. These parcels do not appear to have an aeronautical purpose, either now or in the future, and would represent likely opportunities for sale,” he adds. Meanwhile, upgrades to the airfield are ongoing. “We’re in the process, right now, of doing a rehab on our GA runway,” Haring reports. “Significant work was conducted on the primary runway four or five years ago. The GA area, itself, is in dire need of expansion. All four of the current primary service operators have needs for growth and we are out of room. So, we are evaluating either growing in that area, or growing in another area in the Airport.” “We are also looking at potential terminal modifications from the commercial aviation perspective,” he continues. “We have an interest in both enhancing existing carriers and attracting new carriers, and our efforts to achieve those interests have made significant progress over the last several years. One of the more significant hurdles we have to overcome is the fact that we have a terminal facility that was constructed in 1974 and simply does not meet the needs or expectations of a modern day air traveler. It has a split checkpoint setup, so we’re splitting our TSA teams in two, and that configuration prohibits us from adding sizable capacity in any sort of efficient manner. As one could imagine, fixing all of the antiquation issues can be a daunting, and expensive, endeavor. We are in the process of evaluating several different options to address those needs and I would expect that a sizeable terminal project will be forthcoming. “Offutt Air Force Base will be temporarily relocating from Omaha to Lincoln, as a result of construction activities on the only runway at the Base. During that 12-24 month time frame, the bulk of the flying assets will relocate to Lincoln. As a result of the relocations, there will be sizeable preparatory work taking place this