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Oh yeah I remember hearing mention of concourse remodeling and whatnot. Good stuff.

Concourse C hasn't been started yet to my knowledge. What you saw was probably work on that parking lot near there. What kind of work did you see?

I found a model online of what the Norfolk airport should look like in a few years. Concourse C will be done, and all the parking garages will be complete. I like what i see!! Courtesy of Howard Models

Yeah the numbering doesn't make a whole lot of sense. I think its just to make the airport sound bigger haha! It should be numbered like A1-A11, B1-B15, etc. because when you have gates B15-B30, one thinks "where is B1-B14? ". Anyway, what do you guys think of the new arrivals terminal? I've only read about it....never actually been to it yet.

I was checking the Norfolk Airport website and noticed on the terminal map that the gates are no longer 1-30, but are A1-A11, B16-B30. Has it changed inside the actual airport?

A quote from the AirTran story: "The number of passengers at the Richmond airport reached 2,496,230 in 2004." So Richmond STILL hasn't recovered from 9/11!?

Richmond got Airtran!! I didn't think it was possible with Newport News right next to it, but it happened. Norfolk has enjoyed good news though too. In the past couple months we have added flights to Fort Lauderdale, Chicago Midway, and Miami coming up. Now we just have to wait for JetBlue!

How are the passenger numbers doing? I know Norfolk is up some 10% again this year, so we should approach 4 million passengers. Last time I checked Richmond has yet to break the 3 million mark.

My favorite Norfolk historic building would have to be the Royster building (not sure of the name now, but that is what it was called for a while). Anyway, its the tallest building in this pic for those who don't know. Damn thats one good looking building!

YES! It was confirmed by airport officials via email. This is what they sent me when i asked them if it was true that there would be flights to miami. "Yes! AA will begin nonstop service to ORF - MIA (1 flight daily) on June 9, 2005: Flight #4215 Dep ORF 7:50am Arr MIA 10:10am Flight #4216 Dep MIA 8:50pm Arr ORF 11:11pm Service on Embraer Regional Jet"

Currently the largest jets that serve Norfolk are 757's by Delta I think. Its sad though that we don't have the demand for larger jets. I hate riding in puny jets. I'm used to the biggies haha.

I just emailed the nice folks at NorfolkAirport.com. I'll let you know what they say.

Nope. I asked on SSP where the source was, but I'm getting no response.

This is from SSP. American Airlines' regional affiliate will launch the first non-stop service between Norfolk's Norfolk International Airport and Louisville's Louisville International-Standiford Field Airport to Miami. Daily ERJ-140 service to Miami from both airports begins on 9 June 2005. The same day, American Eagle will also join Northwest Airlines by offering service on the Miami-Memphis route, with two daily flights. Louisville and Norfolk both have existing non-stop service to the Miami area with non-stop flights on Delta Connection to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Interantional Airport. The new service to Miami offers Norfolk and Louisville customers new one-stop connections to the Caribbean and Latin America. American Airlines, American Eagle, and their oneWorld partners offer over 260 daily non-stop flights from Miami to 99 cities worldwide, as south as Buenos Aires and as north as Helsinki. In the southern US, American Airlines and American Eagle currently fly from Miami non-stop to Atlanta, Charlotte, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Key West, Nashville, New Orleans, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond, and Tampa. In December, American Eagle is expected to begin non-stop service from Miami to three more Southern airports: Greensboro, Birmingham, and Pensacola.

I wonder if I'm the youngest one on here. I can remember for the longest time being obsessed with skyscrapers, and Norfolk was my first downtown that I saw. I always wanted to talk to people about Norfolk, but no one that I knew cared. Thats why I love these forums!!!

vdogg only 26? haha i pictured you being like 40 for some reason. anyway, I'm 16 and live in Japan, but I lived in Chesapeake from 1993-2001. I'm obsessed with hampton roads development, Norfolk in particular. haha

I really like Seven Cities for our region. That is an awesome name i think!

Yeah we have quite a small airport for a metro area our size. Even when you combine passenger counts with Newport News, there's only about 5 million max. For some perspective, the island I live on has a population of 1.3 million and the airport has 13 million people per year. Pretty impressive, but tourism is big where I live. Still, Norfolk needs more passengers.

Yeah, it may force the airport to start construction on Concourse C sooner than they thought. It will only be built when there is demand according to what airport officials tell me, so there is no timeline. But with 10+% increases each year, it could happen soon!

Yup...the airline would be JetBlue most likely. That probably means more flights to New York. All good stuff!

Wow...the part about not being able to build a downtown in a decade is very true. I'm speechless....can't think of anything to add right now. Well said.

Wow thanks for the site....the new renderings give us a better idea of how the whole thing will tie into Town Point park and just how it will look overall. Has anyone seen how construction is proceeding lately?

I think Norfolk should go for the new arena in downtown, not by Harbor Park. I think the scope should be torn down and build a nice 20,000 seater. thats my opinion anyway. scope is ok, i've been in it many times, but its just too small. We need something bigger and classier.