New Amenity Will Ease the Waiting Game

Huntsville International Airport (HSV) began construction on a new cell phone waiting parking lot along the inbound lanes of Glenn Hearn Boulevard in June 2022. The new cell phone lot will accommodate 72 parking spaces and will be used for guests waiting to pick up passengers flying into HSV. As the airport has continued to grow and welcome additional air service including Breeze Airways, this cell phone waiting parking lot has become essential, said Butch Roberts, CEO of Huntsville International Airport.

“The new cell phone lot will provide a convenient and safe place for guests to wait on arriving passengers,” Roberts said. “We are hoping that in providing this lot, we will see significant improvements for the traffic at the front of the terminal for active passenger loading and unloading.”

Guests can park in the cell phone lot until the arriving passenger calls or sends them a text message that they are outside the terminal and ready to be picked up at the curb, reducing congestion in the front of the airport terminal. The project is anticipated to take three months to complete and to cost $600,000.

Innovations & Investments Moving Us Forward

• Breeze Airways launched new nonstop flights to Las Vegas (LAS) and Orlando (MCO) from Huntsville.
• DSV added three additional cargo flights per week to Sao Paulo, Brazil, from Huntsville using LATAM airlines.
• American Airlines brought back seasonal nonstop service to Miami from HSV.
• The Food Bank of North Alabama broke ground and began construction of a 50,000-square-foot distribution center in the Jetplex Industrial Park.
• Fanaco Fasteners broke ground and began construction of a 170,000-square-foot distribution center and spec warehouse space in the Jetplex Industrial Park.
• Signature Aviation broke ground on a $12 million terminal renovation project.
• SES, Inc. expanded their operations at HSV by signing a multi-year lease for the new air cargo/MRO building.
• Custom Assembly broke ground and began construction of a 137,000-square-foot warehouse, expanding their footprint at their County Line Road location in the Jetplex Industrial Park.
• HSV completed the $2.7 million Air Cargo Apron Rehab Project.
• HSV broke ground on the $2.7 million Air Cargo Access Road extension and overlay.
• HSV broke ground on the $3.2 million new Employee Parking Lot.