CRESTVIEW INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK RUNWAY WORK BEGINS TODAY

This is some exciting news for this area and new businesses seeking a great place to headquarter their business. As noted in the article, this Airport brings many things, which included the FOB (See below in previous Blog).


Phase II will complete Bob Sikes Airport runway rehabilitation
By BRIAN HUGHES Florida Freedom Newspapers

CRESTVIEW — The refurbishment of the 8,000-foot runway at Bob Sikes Airport will enter its second and final phase today. “We will essentially have a new runway,” said county Airports Director Greg Donovan. The project began last October, with the 4,100-foot restoration in Phase I completed Jan. 4. Anderson Columbia, a Holt-based contractor, won the bid for Phase II. It also performed the first phase of work. Phase I required the entire runway to close for 20 days. The final phase has been planned to assure there will be at least 5,296 feet of runway available during construction, except for a nine-day period in October when 3,100 feet will be operational. Phase II also will include new lighting and signage for the runway, which is the second-longest in the region. The longest is Eglin Air Force Base’s main runway, which is shared with Okaloosa Regional Airport. The $2.8 million project at Bob Sikes calls for a 70-day work program to be done in three stages, beginning at the north end of the runway. The time period could change because of weather. The lighting and signage component, which will run along the entire runway, will proceed at the same time on a 120-day schedule. It will not affect operations, Okaloosa County Airports Project Manager Tracy Stage said. Stage also assured tenants and users, including L-3 Crestview Aerospace, that more runway length could be made available with 48 hours notice.