Knight is providing professional architectural and engineering services to the Springfield Airport Authority (SAA) for site and building maintenance improvements at the Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport. Through design and construction we deliver cost-effective infrastructure improvements that enhance the airport experience for all users and keep the airport in top shape. Projects include:
FBO General Aviation Building: Knight repurposed the existing mechanic shop to create a new state of the art General Aviation Terminal. The 16, 000 s.f. terminal features a dynamic new entrance reception & waiting area, Class A Client conference room and private lounge, pilot lounge and weather/flight room, line service, catering, and employee offices.
Maintenance and Storage Hangars: The complete renovation of 32,000 total s.f total working space salvaged existing structural steel skeletons and concrete floors and provided new metal panel roofing, siding and interior liner panels, LED lighting and high performance floor coatings.
Parking and ADA Improvement: Enhanced user experience and access to the airport through design and construction of expanded parking lots, pedestrian walk-ways and ADA improvements, signage and lighting improvements with minimal disruption to active work zones.
Airport Drive Improvements: Worked closely with the City of Springfield and SAA for design and construction management of the widening, patching, milling and resurfacing of Airport Drive near Charlie Ramp.
Yankee 1 Resurfacing: Knight was responsible for the design and construction management for milling and resurfacing of the airfield taxiway.
Airfield Crack and Surface Sealing: Design of pavement rehabilitation at multiple locations to improve and extend pavement life with no impact to airport services.
Life Safety Building: Knight designed and oversaw installation of a new, fully adhered thermoplastic polyolefin (TPO) roofing system to protect the airports vital life safety building and equipment.
Facilities
FBO General Aviation Terminal
3 Hangars
Life Safety Building
Airfield/Roadway
Yankee 1 Taxiway
Airfield Pavement Maintenance
Terminal Ring Road
SAVING A HANGAR AND COSTS
The Knight team understood that, as a public client, the Abraham Lincoln Airport needed to wisely spend taxpayer dollars and upgrade aging airport infrastructure. To meet this challenge Knight’s team of engineers and architects were able to develop a cost effective solution for upgrading Hangar 3 instead of demolishing it and building a new hangar. This approach saved the airport nearly $600,000 and resulted in an updated hangar that met airport needs.
