Key West International Airport’s new concourse will be completed in 2025 and will add convenience and additional amenities to the southernmost airport.
Construction of new A concourse key west international airport The airport reached a turning point earlier this fall with the opening of the first of eight passenger boarding bridges.
The fully enclosed high-performance glass boarding bridges, manufactured by ThyssenKrupp, cost approximately $1 million each and provide an air-conditioned boarding process and are also built to hurricane impact standards.
“This is another important milestone for the Concourse A project and I have to thank our design team, construction team and my staff,” airport executive director Richard Strickland said in a news release. They have been working hard to achieve this.”
“I’m excited to see this project continue to grow under the guidance of our committed airport team,” said Monroe County Mayor Holly Raschein. “Concourse A is going to be a masterpiece.”
environmental issues
The new Concourse A “curtain wall” will feature electrochromic glass, a smart glass technology that switches between transparent and opaque depending on the applied voltage. When an electric current is applied to the coating, the glass darkens, and when removed, the glass returns to its transparent state.
The tinting is on a daylight sensor that only applies a charge when in direct sunlight. In addition to hurricane-force winds, the curtain wall components are designed to withstand the impact of large missiles at 200 mph.
At the same time, the impact of birds is minimized through the use of bird-safe glass, which incorporates a pattern that prevents bird colonies from seeing their reflections. Airport officials and the design team met with local wildlife conservation groups to review and gain approval for the model.
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