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Flight plan: Granseur Dick, ILM’s facilities director, stands in the atrium of the new airport concourse, which is now under construction.
ILM EXPANDING ITS FUTURE BY CHRISTINA HALEY O’NEAL s ILM begins recovering flights and travelers lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic, projects are progressing that will change the airport’s look and feel in coming years.
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Currently, Monteith Construction Corp., Wilmington International Airport’s (ILM) contractor for its $61 million terminal expansion and renovation project, is working on a building expansion with a large steel and glass atrium, adding about 78,000 square feet to the airport. The work is part of the project’s final phase, expected to be complete at the end of 2022. The terminal expansion and renovation, the largest project in
ILM’s history, and other developments coming down the pipeline are expected to bring more offerings to ILM. “We’re still going to have the hometown feel at the airport, and we’re not looking to change that,” said Granseur Dick, ILM’s facilities director, of the three-phase project. Other activities include a new fixed-based operator, convenience store and other possible interest in ILM’s business park. Each of the developments, however, are needed to support an ever-growing region.
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When the terminal development is complete, travelers will find a bigger and brighter space inside ILM’s
building, Dick said. Passengers will also find it easier to move within the airport and have more options for restaurants and amenities. “You’re stepping off from a plane into a space that is designed to welcome you to our coastal region with a wide-open feeling. We’re going to have natural elements that are going to be included in lots of details, everything from the wayfinding signage, all the way to special pieces of artwork designed by local artists,” Dick said. The project – for work in all three construction contracts with Monteith – is about 63% complete, he said. On top of building the steel structure for the main gate concourse area, the contractor has done See ILM, page 10
