Santa Fe airport poised to get long overdue expansion
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Santa Fe Regional Airport is set to embark on the first phase of a long-planned expansion.The Albuquerque Journal reported Monday that Bradbury Stamm Construction of Albuquerque will officially break ground after the results of a utility survey, which is currently in the process. Construction is anticipated to take 12-14 months. The expansion, with a $21.5 million price tag, will include doubling the terminal size and creating a bigger parking lot. Airport officials say the airport has seen its passenger traffic nearly double from 93,000 in 2017 to 175,000 in 2019. The airport was originally designed by Santa Fe architect John Gaw Meem.