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[Dystopos]

tedo420, on Jul 28 2005, 11:46 PM, said:

Are these rumblings any kind of reliable source?  Anything I post is something I read, or heard through somebody in the construction, development field.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Source was apparently a "packager" doing grunt-work probing for other investors. The 800 ft number sounded like a "ridiculously high" figure to toss at the FAA and see what came back since apparently the FAA won't just publish their height restrictions but wants to review them case by case.

So: No site. No plans. No further info. Minor rumblings.

[Blazer85]

UPDATE




2005 Passenger Traffic Info for BHM INTL

From Jan 1, 2005- July 1, 2005:

-Passenger Traffic YTD: 1,522,144

-Monthly Average: 253,691

-Projected Year Total Passenger Traffic: 3,044,288*

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* Assuming the current monthly average is maintained.

[colin]

I don't know a whole lot about Birmingham, but doesn't the airport owe a lot of its traffic increase to Southwest Airlines, most of which is people coming in from Atlanta?

[Dystopos]

Blazer85, on Aug 21 2005, 10:44 PM, said:

-Projected Year Total Passenger Traffic: 3,044,288*

So that would be about a 50% increase since 1993. Seems pretty significant.

[Blazer85]

Dystopos, on Aug 22 2005, 03:32 PM, said:

So that would be about a 50% increase since 1993. Seems pretty significant.

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Yes... and prior to Sept 11th, BHM INTL was set for a record year of over 3 million passengers, but as with most airports, we suffered a major setback and are now just beginning to catch back up with the passenger traffic we were experiencing in early 2001.

Edited by Blazer85, 22 August 2005 - 05:53 PM.

[Blazer85]

colin, on Aug 22 2005, 01:58 PM, said:

I don't know a whole lot about Birmingham, but doesn't the airport owe a lot of its traffic increase to Southwest Airlines, most of which is people coming in from Atlanta?

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Well, we do owe alot of our traffic increases to Southwest Airlines, but hardly any of those flights go through Atlanta.  Alot of Birmingham's Delta traffic passes through Atlanta though.  Here's a sample breakdown of our traffic.  Total passenger traffic at BHM for July 2005 was 280,000.  Roughly 100,000 were Southwest passengers, 80,000 were Delta, and the remaining 100,000 were divided up among the remaining airlines (Northwest, Continental, US Airways, etc etc).

[Jahi98]

Are there any plans to improve the area around the airport in terms of road infrastructure and additonal hotels/retail/restaurants? I've only been to the airport one time, but I remember the approach not being all that attractive.

[Blazer85]

Jahi98, on Sep 5 2005, 02:37 PM, said:

Are there any plans to improve the area around the airport in terms of road infrastructure and additonal hotels/retail/restaurants? I've only been to the airport one time, but I remember the approach not being all that attractive.

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No improvements in those areas are expected just yet.  Most of the airports focus will be in adding the additional 2,000ft to the runway, creating more commercial apron space, and minor improvements to the terminal itself.

[Blazer85]

July stats are out....




2005 Passenger Traffic Info for BHM INTL

From Jan 1, 2005- August 1, 2005:

-Passenger Traffic YTD: 1,808,103

-Monthly Average: 258,300

-Projected Year Total Passenger Traffic: 3,099,603*

*Assuming the current monthly average is maintained.

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Year-to-date, BHM INTL is approx. 200,000 passengers ahead of where we were last year at the same time.

[Blazer85]

- Runway 18/36 is temporarily closed to allow for the construction of runway and taxiway extensions.

- Birmingham Intl Airport's $43M, 2,000ft runway extension to its main runway is expected to be complete by the end of 2006.  In doing so, this project will allow Birmingham the capibility of increased international airtraffic with a 12,000ft runway.

[Florida]

I can't believe the price tags on these things! WOW.

[Blazer85]

TaureanJ, on Oct 26 2005, 08:16 PM, said:

I can't believe the price tags on these things! WOW.

It's not your typical asphalt because they have to do all kinds of things with drainage and lighting, but I know what you mean.  $43M for 2,000ft of runway does seem pretty steep.

[Florida]

Yeah it does!

Did the actual terminal cost that much!? Only joking. Does Birmingham have discount carriers like AirTran or JetBlue?

[Blazer85]

TaureanJ, on Oct 29 2005, 11:10 AM, said:

Yeah it does!

Did the actual terminal cost that much!? Only joking. Does Birmingham have discount carriers like AirTran or JetBlue?

It seems that I may have seen AirTran come through BHM before, but I know JetBlue doesnt at the current time.  BHM INTL will likely see *significant* increases in flights and carriers once the airport upgrades are complete.

[Blazer85]

Wow... September stats are out and Sept 2005 numbers are about a 17% increase from Sept 2004.  


2005 Passenger Traffic Info for BHM INTL
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From Jan 1, 2005- Oct 1, 2005:

-Passenger Traffic YTD: 2,321,955

-Monthly Average: 257,955

-Projected Year Total Passenger Traffic: 3,095,940*
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*Assuming the current monthly average is maintained.

Edited by Blazer85, 29 October 2005 - 10:09 PM.

[Florida]

WOW! Those are good. One month in Birmingham Airport sees 3 Months of Tallahassee Airport Traffic. Good work!

[Blazer85]

TaureanJ, on Nov 2 2005, 05:00 PM, said:

WOW! Those are good. One month in Birmingham Airport sees 3 Months of Tallahassee Airport Traffic. Good work!

BHM INTL handles quite a large number of passengers.  Not on the level of an Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, or such, but a large number nonetheless.  I believe BHM INTL handles more passengers annually than all other Alabama airports combined.

Edited by Blazer85, 04 November 2005 - 01:33 PM.

[Florida]

thats awesome. I take it ticket prices are reasonable?

[Blazer85]

-The Birmingham Airport Authority has voted in favor of constructing a new concourse (Concourse A).  Concourse C will remain as is for national domestic flights, but Concourse B will be reformatted to serve as a docking site for regional jets.  Concourse A will be constructed to accomodate 747s and, thus, international flights.  There will also be significant work done so that once through the security checkpoint, you can get to all 3 concourses without having to go back through security.  More retail/restaurants are expected to be added as well.  Price tag expected to be about $30M.

[Blazer85]

The final numbers have come in, and it has been confirmed that 2005 set a new record for the Birmingham Intl Airport with right at 3.1 million passengers (an increase of almost 9% from 2004).