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New Passenger Terminal
Complements new Air Traffic Control Tower
A new gleaming passenger terminal, spacious and bright, is now
serving airline passengers in Hyannis. 
Built on schedule and within available funds, the 35,000 sq. ft.
facility opened its doors December 15, 2011, complementing a new
85-ft. air traffic control tower which went into service
November 2, 2011.
On entering the terminal, a passenger or visitor is met by
ticketing agents for Cape Air, Nantucket Airlines and Island
Air. To the left are pleasant and roomy waiting areas for
islands-bound flights, baggage claim, car rental desks and a new
conference room. Tucked delightfully into a corner is Michele
Kennedy’s busy art gallery.
The
 opposite
wing of the terminal serves Boston-bound Cape Air passengers
with secure screening and waiting facilities. Nearby is space
for the new Mad Platter Restaurant, due to open soon, and for
retail sales.
The overall terminal and tower projects, financed with federal
and state grants and local bond financing, will be complete in
the spring of 2012 when the old terminal and tower are
demolished and all site work is completed
Work continues on the new airport access road from Route 132 and
Attucks Lane, including installation of traffic signal, pole
relocation, surface paving and pavement marking.
On the “air side” of the new terminal, crews are poised to
complete work on a new aircraft parking apron that will be in
full use once the old facilities are demolished.
There is now parking for 588 cars directly in front and to the
north of the new terminal. During peak seasonal demand overflow
lots, served by shuttle buses, will be opened.
Interesting fact: when the entire project is complete,
contractors will have installed more than 6,300 plantings,
including trees and shrubs, on airport property.
Taxis serve the airport and, for those who prefer to use public
transportation, the Cape Cod RTA’s Villager bus has upgraded to
regularly scheduled service as of March 2012.
More than 450 members of the Cape’s business community turned
out February 15 for an after-hours reception hosted by the Cape
Cod, Yarmouth and Hyannis Area chambers of Commerce, and the
Arts Foundation of Cape Cod.
A dedication ceremony is tentatively planned for May 2012.
The Cape Cod region’s new airport is the consequence of years of
planning by Town of Barnstable officials, members of the
Barnstable Municipal Airport Commission, the Cape Cod
Commission, state aviation officials, the Federal Aviation
Administration and airport staff.
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