DuBois & King provides a full range of planning services for general aviation and Part 139 airports. Planning services range from airport-wide master plan development to specialized planning initiatives and facility evaluations. Our planning team delivers strategic, technical, and comprehensive support for the development and enhancement of airport infrastructure, with an emphasis on operational efficiency,…
Since the Base Realignment and Closure program’s closure of the air force base, Loring International Airport has been operating as a private airport (publicly accessible with prior permission to land). Current operations include military training; general aviation; emergency response support; vertical launch to low orbit; hypersonic testing; maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) services; and operational…
The Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) required a Master Plan to tie the airport’s use to the Las Cruces Innovation and Industrial Park and Spaceport America. In developing the Plan, D&K held multiple meetings with airport users, local businesses, and commercial space operators. LRU’s needs included the addition of a hotel, special-use space launch areas,…
Under a multi-year contract and an expedited schedule, DuBois & King provided guidance on planning, technical, environmental, and regulatory issues. Projects under this contract included a Capital Improvement Plan update, technical master plan update, runway extension, hangar area development, terminal apron expansion, Environmental Assessment, construction of a full parallel taxiway, snow removal equipment acquisition, a…
The State of Maine identified the Machias Valley Airport as the second highest priority airport to connect remote regions of the state with critical medical services. The existing runway is only 2,880 feet long, which is insufficient for LifeFlight of Maine’s King-Air 200 air ambulance. D&K recently completed a Master Plan update and conducted a…
Parlin Field is a general aviation airport that has historically relied on maintaining financial self-sufficiency through revenue generated from airport leases, aviation fuel sales, aircraft storage fees, volunteerism, and grants from the New Hampshire Bureau of Aeronautics. The town recently applied with the FAA to become an obligated NPIAS airport and accept federal funds, which…
Since 2018, DuBois & King has provided planning, design, and construction phase services for projects at LRU. Projects have focused on adding and upgrading commercial service, reconstructing runways, improving taxiways, enhancing terminal and landside elements, and conducting improvements that aim to reduce maintenance needs, facilitate enplanements, reduce operating costs, and improve safety.
Located near Moosehead Lake, 3B1 is served by a 4,000-ft-by-75-ft runway and a 3,001-ft-by-75-ft crosswind runway, hangars, tie-downs, a fuel farm, and a terminal. Since 2017, D&K’s aviation planners and engineers have served as the lead consultant team at the airport. Recent projects have focused on the addition of taxiways, general enhancements to the terminal…
DuBois & King has served as MVM’s planning and engineering consultant since 2020. In this time, our team has worked closely with the airport and the FAA to update the airport’s master plan and provide planning, design, and construction phase services for a new fuel farm and taxiway. The State of Maine identified the Machias…