Aviation View Jan 2023

21 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 CORPUS CHR I ST I INTERNAT IONAL A I RPORT in up to an additional $160,000 each year. We did not have a collection mechanism in place before this and so we were not charging landing fees.” As they look ahead, Corpus Christi has begun the process of a new Master Plan. They hope to have it in place by the end of 2022 – and the goal of the plan is to build in triggering points for expansion. For example, if a new airline comes on board, the concourse will have to expand. “Right now, we are looking to the future and doing some back of the napkin drawing to plot the direction,” laughs Smith, “but we want to start committing to paper just when and how we expand. If there is a wish list for the next few years it is terminal expansion, then doing some work on the TSA, which is currently spread out throughout the campus and would be so much easier with centralized screening. We would like to have an inline baggage solution to go along with that.” More cargo is also high on the wish list for the next three to five years. Smith confirms, “We want to see that grow. And then there are some of the out-of-the-box ideas that we’re working on… we now have a Sports Commission in Corpus Christi that’s trying to bring in, national and regional sporting events, volleyball, soccer, etc. And so, we have an offer on the table for some land down from the airport to build some of the facilities like lacrosse fields, a cricket pitch, things like that. We’ve also just started exploring the option of having a driving range at the airport. There’s only one in town and it makes a substantial amount of money and so we feel that, if we could do it right, it’s one of those non-aeronautical revenue streams that would help us diversify.” Pro Tech Mechanical was established in March of 2000 as a Commercial HVAC Service Company and is now a full MEP Mechanical Contractor. We work in Federal, Industrial and Commercial areas as well as providing all types of new and retrofit installations covering the entire South Texas Region. 1622 Saratoga Blvd. Corpus Christi, Texas 78417 361-882-2101 w w w . p r o t e c h m e c h . c o m Pro Tech Mechanical is a proud partner to the Corpus Christi International Airport. www.TailwindConcessions.com info@tailwindconcessions.com | 1.866.578.7355 Let us design a concession program for your airport! REDEFINING THE REGIONAL AIRPORT CONCESSION EXPERIENCE At Tailwind we care as much about your airport operations as we do our concession business