Steve Sterling, Deputy Executive Director of Norfolk Airport Authority, gave us a lot of interesting information about planned changes at the airport. Because the airport cannot expand into new space, the authority has developed several innovative ways to expand within the current footprint. Much of this rests on getting permission to decommission the small crosswind runway which is used less than 1 per cent of the time. Once that decommission is done, there will be a new parallel runway built, expanded cargo facility, more hangers for general aviation, Concourse A will be stretched out and Concourse C may be added. In addition there will more efficient use of space inside the terminal, vastly improved technology in the parking garages. A new parking garage is already being built. Pictured above are Wayne Shank, Steve Sterling, Robert Bowen (executive director of Norfolk Airport Authority), and Lorna Cochrane.
