{"id":5180,"date":"2019-12-17T21:41:04","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T02:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=5180"},"modified":"2019-12-17T21:41:20","modified_gmt":"2019-12-18T02:41:20","slug":"lakeland-linder-international-airport-master-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/12\/17\/lakeland-linder-international-airport-master-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"LAKELAND LINDER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MASTER PLAN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) is currently undergoing an update to the Airport Master Plan. This 20-year plan is a comprehensive study of the airport and describes the short, medium, and long-term development strategy necessary to meet the anticipated future demand of the airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"686\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NOAA-Gulfstream-IV-SP-taking-off-from-Lakeland-Linder-Regional-Airport-1024x686.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NOAA-Gulfstream-IV-SP-taking-off-from-Lakeland-Linder-Regional-Airport-1024x686.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NOAA-Gulfstream-IV-SP-taking-off-from-Lakeland-Linder-Regional-Airport-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/NOAA-Gulfstream-IV-SP-taking-off-from-Lakeland-Linder-Regional-Airport-768x514.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The public is invited to attend a public meeting on the Airport Master Plan that will take place on Wednesday, January 15, 2020.&nbsp; The public meeting will be from 4 p.m. &#8211; 7 p.m. at the Lakeland Linder International Terminal building, located at 3900 Don Emerson Drive Lakeland 33811.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Lakeland has retained the services of Atkins North America in assisting with the development of the Airport Master Plan. Atkins North America is&nbsp;one of the world\u2019s most respected design, engineering and project management consultants for the international aviation market.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Master Plan for Lakeland Linder International Airport has been under development since early 2018 and is approaching its conclusion.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gene Conrad, Director of the Lakeland Linder International Airport said, \u201cWe have experienced a&nbsp;tremendous amount of growth and&nbsp;new development&nbsp;at the airport&nbsp;since the last master plan was completed in 2011.\u201d&nbsp; He added, \u201cOver the past several years Lakeland Linder International Airport has become home&nbsp;to&nbsp;the NOAA Hurricane Hunters,&nbsp;Polk State College Aerospace&nbsp;and Amazon\u2019s new Air Cargo facility.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Linder International Airport invites the public to attend the master plan session on January 15<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;to learn more about the strategic process, review alternative development plans and share ideas with staff.&nbsp; Conrad said, \u201cYour voice will help in shaping the future of the Lakeland Linder International Airport long into the future. We look forward to seeing you on January 15<sup>th<\/sup>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lakeland Linder International Airport is home to the world-famous NOAA Hurricane Hunters. The airport property delivers a $574 million economic impact to the region based on the 2019 FDOT Economic Impact Study. Lakeland Linder is a FAA Part 139 Certificated Airport capable of accepting air carrier aircraft with Aircraft Rescue Firefighting services. There were over 125,000 aircraft operations this past year, making it the 112<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;busiest airport in the United States.&nbsp; Lakeland Linder International Airport is home to over 275&nbsp;based aircraft including 42 jets and turbo prop aircraft. The airport is home to the Central Florida Aerospace Academy and Polk State College &#8211; Aerospace programs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lakeland Linder International Airport (LAL) is currently undergoing an update to the Airport Master Plan. 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