For Norfolk International Airport (ORF), the movie line “If you build it, [they] will come,” could instead be “If you build it, even more will come.”
The Virginia airport is, indeed, building, changing and growing. A full slate of projects in various stages of development is addressing the entire travel sequence for passengers, from roadway alignments, parking and car rental facilities to more expedient curbside drop-offs, ticketing, check in and security screening. There is also a new federal inspections facility to streamline international arrivals, additional concourse space with new gates and concessions, two hotels in the works, and more.
“We’re touching just about every piece of the terminal complex,” says Norfolk Airport Authority President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Perryman. “By the end of 2029, this will be a completely new facility.”…