The new Key West International Airport terminal was unveiled yesterday. The airport expansion has undergone numerous delays and costs and the expected nine month project is now completed after two and a half years…..
According to Keysnet.com, the total price tag for the airport expansion was $31.6 million. Only $25 million was budgeted for the project.
The new location replaces the 50-year old Key West International Airport facility and is twice the size of the old facility. The new 50,000 square foot facility features a larger ticket counter, new baggage facility, new TSA security equipment and computers, a new parking garage, restaurant and bathrooms.
The last flight departed Key West at 8pm on Tuesday and the first flight at the new location was at 6:20am on Wednesday. The old terminal still must be refurbished and is included in the total price of the project. It is slated for completion in early June. Initial construction on the project began in 2004.
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