May 2015
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and implementation of the changes being
three to five years from now, the airport still
has its persuasive and unique nuances.
“We already know we’re a close and conve-
nient airport because we are smaller – less
wait time and less drive time, are some of the
advantages that we have,” Curry said. “With
this rebranding, improvements at the air-
port, international status, and some point in
the future having some commercial interna-
tional flights, we hope to keep increasing the
demand for air service that our customers
will utilize more.”
From one-mile fun runs to a longest drive
contest on the newly opened and expanded
runway 9/27, Tallahassee Airport constantly
explores unique opportunities to market the
facilities. While the airport is preparing for
international designation, Curry remains
loyal to the local cause, never losing sight of
the people and the place that makes Talla-
hassee so special.
“We want to enhance the value of our airport
to our customers,” he said. “We would like
to transition the airport into an intermodal
facility, one that has different types of trans-
portation modes either located in, around,
or in close vicinity to the airport. We’d like
to attract businesses that are compatible
with the airport to provide a large source of
employment opportunity.”
