Graham Ingham, CEO, Red Deer Regional Airport (Supplied)

By rdnewsNOW staff

Tender Awarded

Runway work to begin next month at Red Deer Regional Airport

May 11, 2020 | 4:22 PM

Officials at Red Deer Regional Airport have announced that refurbishment of their secondary runway will get underway early next month.

On Monday, airport officials noted the tender has been awarded to locally owned and operated Border Paving.

It’s anticipated the project will support nearly 50 jobs, while keeping funds within central Alberta and supporting the businesses that call YQF home.

‘Runway 12/30 is a vital part of our existing infrastructure and currently supports more than 12,000 takeoffs and landings annually,” says Red Deer Regional Airport CEO Graham Ingham, in a news release. “This project, like all other airport projects, is being completed per the airport’s 10-year capital plan, which is updated annually. The runway refurbishment project comes with a $1.8 million price tag, and will take approximately eight weeks to complete.”

Officials say the project will be staged to alleviate to the greatest extent possible, any impact on the local economy and transient businesses, adding Red Deer Regional Airport continues to see growth and success as they plan for the future.

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Billed as an affordable alternative to Calgary and Edmonton, YQF is described as a cost-effective solution to many aviation and aviation-related businesses looking to gain that strategic business advantage.

“With key partnership agreements in place with the likes of the Rice Group, EFC Developments, and Tucana Aviation, the future of the airport has never looked so bright, and it’s only a matter of when, not if, the airport will enter its next phase of rapid and sustained growth,” says the Airport’s Director, Business Development, Communications and Marketing, Nicole Holinaty.