Terminal expansion at John Wayne Airport
Workers with fire hoses keep the dust to a minimum while heavy machinery demolishes the old B-1 parking structure at John Wayne Airport. The demolition will make way for a new passenger terminal and a parking structure with at least 2,000 spaces. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Despite a severe downturn in the airline industry, John Wayne Airport in Orange County is undergoing a $652 million terminal project. The new terminal will be more than 250,000 square feet and have six new aircraft gates. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Airport Public Information Officer Jenny Wedge points to a rendering of the proposed new construction at John Wayne Airport. Plans call for a third passenger terminal that would increase the gates for commercial aircraft from 14 to 20 and help the airport accommodate up to 10.8 million passengers a year. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
It is business as usual at John Wayne Airport while demolition gets underway to make way for a new passenger terminal and parking structure with at least 2,000 spaces. Weve sort of outgrown the original improvements, said John M. W. Moorlach, chairman of the Orange County Board of Supervisors. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
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A corporate jet is framed by the now partially demolished parking garage at John Wayne Airport. Plans include a resurfaced runway, additional parking for commercial aircraft and permanent facilities for commuter air services. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
