Business View Magazine | September 2019

115 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER 2019 a minimum revenue guarantee to get the service. This is actually moving a lot faster than I had anticipated; we submitted our grant application in July, so the terminal becomes increasingly critical. Right now, we’re barely able to function with the air service to and from Dallas and Phoenix. If we get Denver, that’s going to be a lot more challenging with the existing facility. I’m concerned we may get the service before we can get the terminal upgraded and one of my concerns is that the scenarios we’ve looked at involve upgrading the existing facility while we’re still trying to work in it. That’s going to be challenging – no two ways about it. But, we’re very excited at the positive responses we’ve gotten about going to Denver.” Two upcoming infrastructure projects are also on the city’s and the Airport’s agendas. One is a potential upgrade to the interconnection between the Airport and the local road system. “It’s about a seven tenths of a mile stretch of road that requires the rebuild of an intersection with a major north/south highway,” says Kintigh. “The intent is to upgrade the intersection so that it’s easier for businesses, truck traffic, and individuals to access the Airport. We have met with the State Department of Transportation and the County. It’s on the wish list. There’s a new fiscal year here that started in July and we’re striving to get on that list. The state legislature did some major changes to highway funding in their session that ended in March, and we’re waiting to see. The only thing ROSWELL INTERNAT IONAL A I R CENTER