The Federal Aviation Administration has awarded
Denver International Airport four grants – totaling more than $5.6
million – for airport improvement projects.
DIA will use these funds for taxiway
rehabilitation, construction of a deicing containment facility,
data collection for the FAA’s Airport Geographic Information
System and to fund a study that will help establish sustainability
management guidelines for U.S. airports.
DIA’s Planning and Development Division,
Environmental Services Section, has received a $600,000 grant from
the FAA to participate in a pilot program aimed at developing a
stand-alone Sustainability Management Plan. The plan is intended
to create a road map for incorporating sustainability principles
in the airport planning process, making it a focal point of
facility management.
This guide to strategic airport planning will
help further define sustainability principles within the industry
- emphasizing the consideration of social, environmental, and
economic impacts of the programs implemented - and will help
airports to ensure their initiatives are economically viable.
“Denver International Airport is a model of
sustainability, and we’re delighted to be included in the
environmental practices pilot program, as it will tackle a big
question: how does an airport develop an environmental program
that is economically sustainable?” said Kim Day, Manager of
Aviation at DIA. “This grant will further our commitment to safety
and ecological responsibility within our community. We are very
appreciative of our partners at the FAA who, by this grant, are
recognizing our leadership in environmental stewardship and our
firm and demonstrated commitment to reducing our environmental
impacts.”
“It is our goal to incorporate environmental,
economical and social sustainability components into all aspects
of the airport’s business and operations functions through the
development of an integrated Sustainability Management Plan,”
added Janell Barrilleaux, Director of
Environmental Programs at DIA.
DIA will receive
three additional FAA grants for airport improvement projects,
including:
• $1,415,250 to construct a deicing containment
pond, which will increase the operational efficiency of the
airport’s deicing fluid facility;
• $2,279,439 for the
rehabilitation and reclassification of three taxiways, and a
safety project that will widen shoulder areas and allow larger
aircraft to land at the nation’s fifth-busiest airport;
•
$1,325,000 for the collection and identification of airport data
that will be used for the FAA’s Airport Geographic Information
System (GIS) a program that advances mapping and traffic planning
at U.S. airports.
Denver International Airport is
the 10th-busiest airport in the world, and the fifth-busiest
airport in the United States. With 50 million passengers traveling
through the airport each year, DIA is one of the busiest airline
hubs in the world’s largest aviation market. DIA is the primary
economic engine of the state of Colorado, generating more than $22
billion for the region annually.
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