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1 hour ago, arcturus said:

February traffic up 4.3% from the year previous, up 9.8% YTD.   I'm starting to think January's big jump from the year earlier was an aberration brought on partially by bad weather over the Christmas holidays which pushed traffic into January.  SW Air had some major issues.

https://www.grr.org/hubfs/02-2023 Aviation Activity Report.pdf?hsLang=en

 

Feb's gains could also be lower due to weather as well.  I'm not up there as much these days so correct me if I'm wrong,  but as I recall Feb wasn't an easy snow month for you all.  That could be the difference between up 4% and up 10% as well. 

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I listened to a presentation yesterday by the airport's  Facilities Manager. This info is from notes I took. I tried to get info i thought you all would be interested in. 2020 had $78.8 M of capi

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Below are some photos of the new addition taken this past weekend.   Hard to describe, but this is a drastic change to how the airport feels.   It used to feel very small walking up the low, dark ramp

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WARNING: old man long story coming up: Sure GRR can handle large planes.  In fact, on July 26, 1989 a flight from Grand Rapids set the non-stop distance record for a commercial twinjet, 8,893 s

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Anecdotally,  I was there twice in February/early march  and it was incredibly busy. Think I mentioned before, the only time I’ve been there where I couldn’t park in the main ramp. I wouldn’t say January was a an anomaly. Every plane coming and going looked packed. Maybe they are flying with less planes than pre-covid?

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12 hours ago, joeDowntown said:

Anecdotally,  I was there twice in February/early march  and it was incredibly busy. Think I mentioned before, the only time I’ve been there where I couldn’t park in the main ramp. I wouldn’t say January was a an anomaly. Every plane coming and going looked packed. Maybe they are flying with less planes than pre-covid?

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Flying out in early February, the  main ramp was super full, flights full and airport very busy. That being said, time from parking to people watching at gate = 11 minutes; that's pretty clutch. 

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That's almost dead even.  Were there any weather events in March that hampered airport activity?  That can represent  10k+ passenger swing depending on severity.   This winter saw some pretty big snow events, I'm not sure how they weigh into overall traffic numbers.    I think April will be pretty telling. 

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Passenger traffic for March was slightly down from a year earlier as the trend normalizes from an anomalous January.  Year to date is now up 5.74%.  4 million for the year is looking out of reach.

https://www.grr.org/hubfs/03-2023 Aviation Activity Report.pdf?hsLang=en

And the total number of commercial flights were down 7%. I remember hearing something about there being flight cuts (especially SW) BUT also more larger aircraft now so this makes sense that number of passengers almost even despite 200 less flights or about 6 less per day. There have also been some destinations cut such as DC-Dulles, Jacksonville and New Orleans but hopefully when the new gates open in June that will immediately increase number of destinations and frequencies, especially the seasonal routes, It bothers me that major hub cities like PHX, LAX and MIA are only severed during certain times of the year and places like Vegas are not served daily!

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If we were to go off of the graphic alone, it almost seems to point to a flight museum. 

Well that would be a let down hahahah.  I'm sure I'm in the minority but I wouldn't give two craps about a flight museum at the airport.   More flights, more airlines, and continued improved infrastructure like an air traffic control tower for grown ups is all I get excited about these days. 

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https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/05/new-shuttle-service-would-link-grand-rapids-airport-with-downtown.html?utm_campaign=grandrapidspress_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2WVdoW165BRfIVkmXx4jEUCvL2XJW4NkfLPMUdCyv9_FdaGXWSLQ04EjM 

Airport to downtown shuttle. Also, unfortunate paywall. 

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https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2023/05/new-shuttle-service-would-link-grand-rapids-airport-with-downtown.html?utm_campaign=grandrapidspress_sf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR2WVdoW165BRfIVkmXx4jEUCvL2XJW4NkfLPMUdCyv9_FdaGXWSLQ04EjM 

Airport to downtown shuttle. Also, unfortunate paywall. 

"mostly likely years" away....

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16 minutes ago, BLUESCRUBS said:

Has anyone seen any renderings of the new Air Traffic Control tower? It keeps being mentioned, but I have not seen any renderings released.

No, I was hoping there would be more details out by now or maybe even some community input. There was a release a while back about how the FAA approved the location remotely for the first time (due to pandemic travel restrictions ironically) to be located over by the cargo facilities. They also had a mock floor plan that was kind of interesting shape, https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=837516280188182 . It seems like they tend to build a few different styles such as the smaller ones in Kalamazoo and Traverse City (both taller than GRR) or the larger ones like Detroit, Ohare and many larger airports. I would think it should be in the ballpark of 200' compared to existing ~130'Kalamazoo Air Traffic Control Tower & Base Building - Wiley|WilsonKDTW | Airport | Control Tower | Matthew Doehring | JetPhotos

There are some deviations that I've seen that seem to have community input or extra dollars for aesthetics most notably is Dayton OH (below) but I also like Indianapolis too. Seems like a great opportunity that could look really cool from I-96/M-6 as well as airport patronsProject Portfolio, Maxwell Lightning Protection Co.

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In my inbox today - non stop service to LaGuardia on American. 

Yeah, according to this press release from back in December, it starts today:

GRR PRESS RELEASE: american airlines new york

I'm a little surprised they are going forward with this right now since many sources say that flights to all New York airports are being reduced 10% this summer because of a shortage of air traffic controllers:

TRAVELNOIRE: summer-flight-delays-airlines-cut-new-york-flights

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On 5/8/2023 at 7:04 AM, BLUESCRUBS said:

The concourse A expansion is looking fantastic!!! I keep hearing they are planning on a partial renovation of concourse B as well. Hoping to hear lots of new flight options in the coming months.

Anything to share on concourse B renovations? It seems like one long term solution would be to mirror whats going on with A and rebuild/expand the whole thing but that would probably be minimum 10+ years out. Hopefully for now they at least add a few more concessions. 

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