Originally published in 1998
As many of you know, the TxDOT Aviation Division recently initiated a Terminal Development Program. In order for an airport to be successful, in addition to providing fulltime management and services, such as fuel, it is essential to have public space available for airport patrons. Whether they are corporate executives or student pilots, they should all have access to clean restrooms, a phone, a waiting area, perhaps a pilot’s lounge, or restaurant; all amenities possible to make that flight safe and comfortable. As has been said many times, the airport is the gateway to your community. Therefore, the terminal is the threshold to that gateway and provides visitors a first impression of that community. By all means, it should be a good one.
The Texas Transportation Commission recently approved the following airport sponsors to participate in the FY 1998 Terminal Program: Atlanta, Brazoria County, Brownwood, Bryan, Burnet, Giddings, Granbury, Littlefield, McKinney, Montgomery County, Palestine, Slaton, and Terry County. For more information on the Terminal Program, please contact Linda Howard, Director of Planning & Programming at 512/416-4540.
