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It is a program for the design and construction of airport improvements necessary to accommodate the operational and passenger levels authorized by the amendments to the Settlement Agreement. For more information about the Settlement Agreement, click here.

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It’s simply another name for the Airport Improvement Program.

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The Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”) is a comprehensive infrastructure plan that defines all capital development to occur at the Airport over the next several years. It includes a variety of projects designed to support ongoing Airport operations and the new facilities (that are part of the Improvement Program) necessary to support capacity increases authorized by the Settlement Agreement amendments.

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John Wayne Airport is located in one of the most vibrant economic regions in the state, if not the country. While the demand for air travel in Orange County is strong, the Airport is limited in the type and amount of service it can provide today by the Settlement Agreement and by our current facilities.

The Thomas F. Riley Terminal and related facilities were designed to serve 8.4 million annual passengers (MAP). JWA served nearly 10 MAP in 2007. At that level, existing facilities are being stretched to their operational limits. Terminal-area parking, including valet, fills during the mid-week peak and passengers are directed to remote parking areas. JWA continues to record the highest gate utilization statistics in the country. While our gate efficiency allows us to serve more passengers, it also means our hold rooms are filled to and beyond capacity during peak times. Our baggage screening systems are operating over capacity with a resulting increase in missed bags and ongoing maintenance challenges. Although JWA is serving more than it was designed to, the higher passenger level comes at a price – reduced customer convenience and service.

The Airport Improvement Program will allow the Airport to continue providing convenient, efficient and secure air service with a high level of customer comfort and service that JWA users have come to expect and deserve.

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• A new multi-level terminal building (Terminal C) - approximately 250,000+ square feet
• Six (6) new bridged aircraft gates for a total of 20 commercial passenger gates
• Facilities for eight (8) total commuter aircraft at ground-level – four (4) at each end
• New and replacement parking structures (for a net of 2,000+ new spaces)
• Relocation of South Remain-Over-Night (RON) aircraft parking (Total of 10 RONs)

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Parts of the Improvement Program are already underway. The Airport has begun construction on the South RON area. Design work for the new terminal and parking structures is also underway.

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The Airport estimates that the construction of Terminal C and B1 Parking Structure will be completed in 2011.

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John Wayne Airport, a department of the County of Orange, is responsible for implementing the Improvement Program.

While the Airport has its own engineering, financial and operational divisions, a project of this magnitude requires the support of a team of architects, engineers, planners and construction managers. The Airport has already begun retaining some outside expertise to support the Improvement Program (click here for details).

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The cost to construct the Airport’s overall Capital Improvement Program is estimated to be $652 million. Of that total, approximately $572 million is related to the Airport Improvement Program.

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John Wayne Airport’s Improvement Program will be funded by a variety of sources, including: (1) Airport Revenues; (2) Federal Aviation Administration Grants; (3) Subordinated Debt (General Airport Revenue Bonds - GARBs and Lines of Credit - LOCs); and (4) a Passenger Facility Charge (PFC). For more information about Program Financing, click here.

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JWA worked closely with the City of Newport Beach and two community groups in the environmental review (under the California Environmental Quality Act) of the Settlement Agreement amendments and the resulting program.

Even when operating the new departures authorized by the amendments to the Settlement Agreement, the Environmental Impact Report (FSEIR582) shows that noise levels will remain within the noise contour (65 dB CNEL*) established in 1985.

*CNEL – Community Noise Equivalent Level