THE MISSION OF THE PORT OF HUNTSVILLE IS TO PROVIDE QUALITY

MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES TO A DIVERSE REGIONAL

CUSTOMER BASE AND TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND

DEVELOPMENT OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION.

Nearly 43 years of hard work and dedication have made the Port of

Huntsville the economic catalyst for the Tennessee Valley that it is today.

It is through this hard work and dedication that the Port of Huntsville had

reason to celebrate the new wave during fiscal year 2010 – the new wave

in affordable airfare at Huntsville International Airport and the new wave in

expanded operations at the International Intermodal Center. As well, we

celebrate the new wave in construction at the Port of Huntsville, positioning

our facility to serve the current and future needs of our community, which

continues to grow with the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) initiative,

bringing with it a wealth of opportunities.

We share with you many of the accomplishments that helped shape the

superior operations of the Port of Huntsville during the 2010 fiscal year. We

will move forward during the 2011 fiscal year with the same hard work

and dedication to continue moving people and products forward for the

betterment of you – our community.

William H. Johnston, Jr. Richard Tucker

Chairman Executive Director

Chairman /Executive Director’s Letter

Among the most visual celebrations at

the Port of Huntsville was the new wave

in construction with the grand opening

of the public waiting area. On January

14, more than 800 members of the Base

Realignment and Closure (BRAC) regional

chambers of commerce joined together

to mark the official opening of the new

facility that will serve the needs of the

growing community well into the future.

The expansion of public waiting was

part of an overall five-year,

$65 million capital improvement

construction project that began in 2005.

Construction of the public waiting area

totaled more than $13.5 million and

took two years to complete. For the first

time at Huntsville International Airport,

inbound and outbound passengers are

now routed through two separate wings.

The wing to the west is home to security

checkpoint with the east wing serving as

public waiting. Construction of the two

wings – along with the connectorway

between the two – totals more than

20,000 square feet, quadrupling the size

of the former bridge that connected the

terminal to the concourse.

Fiscal year 2010 was a year of celebration for the Port of Huntsville

– from celebrating the new wave in construction at Huntsville International

Airport to expanding its air cargo operations to include a new line of work benefitting the warfighter to welcoming

the Tennessee Valley’s new low-cost carrier, AirTran Airways.

Numerous amenities are included in the

new construction, including Paradies’

new gift shop, Explore Huntsville; new

terminal restrooms, which include a

family restroom; new high-definition,

plasma screen displays; and a 7-foot by

3-foot curved Clarity Matrix Video Wall

System (jumbotron) – the first of its kind

at an airport nationwide. In addition,

the entire north wall of the new public

waiting area features a collage of

historic photographs highlighting the

past 200 years of Huntsville’s history. The

wall, entitled “200 Years of Discovery,”

depicts the earliest days of Huntsville’s first

settler, John Hunt, and Big Spring through

the future of space exploration with the

development of Ares I.

Having previously concentrated strictly in

air cargo operations, during construction

of its new $8 million, 92,493-square-foot

facility, the Port of Huntsville elected to

design the structure with 20-foot by 70-foot

double bay doors. This element, atypical

for an air cargo facility, would allow the

Port to expand the use of the new facility.

On December 8, 2009, Tyonek Services –

a subsidiary of Tyonek Native Corporation

of Anchorage, Alaska, and a premiere

provider of aviation, technology, and

security services – announced it would

lease the Port’s new air cargo facility to

support testing, maintenance, repair,

and overhaul for Army rotary and

fixed-wing aircraft.

In a challenging economic time, the Port of Huntsville took an outside-the-box

approach to its operations.

Tyonek’s work utilizing the new air cargo facility is tied to the BRAC initiative

that combined the Army’s Aviation Technical Test Center based at Fort

Rucker with the Redstone Technical Test Center to create the Redstone Test

Center. While the Army builds a hangar and headquarters on Redstone

Arsenal for the newly created test center, which will employ about 400

people, the air cargo facility will serve as an interim location for the work,

which was awarded by contract to Tyonek.

Adding to the facility’s features includes a 5,250-square-foot cold storage

area, which is being utilized by Port of Huntsville tenant and global Swiss

freight forwarder, Panalpina, for the shipment of pharmaceuticals and other

supplies requiring refrigeration. The new facility doubles in size the current

100,000-square-foot Air Cargo South facility where Panalpina has resided

since 1990 and brings the total air cargo capacity to nearly 300,000 square

feet, including the Air Cargo North multi-tenant facility.

Furthering the expansion of operations

into maintenance, repair, and

overhaul, WestWind Technologies, Inc.

celebrated the grand opening of its

new Huntsville Aircraft Modification &

Integration Center. The construction of

the Center marks the first time Huntsville

International Airport has partnered

with a small business to offer such

sophisticated services to the aviation

industry. The new 62,000-square-

foot facility provides engineering,

manufacturing, electronics integration,

and structural modifications – all on

site – and can accommodate large

fixed-wing (C-130s) and multiple rotary

aircraft simultaneously. As with the

hangar leased by Tyonek Services,

WestWind’s facility was designed with

dual functionalities in mind to meet

growing demands in both military and

commercial aviation.

On March 5, 2010, AirTran Airways

announced it would soon begin non-

stop, low-cost service to Baltimore/

Washington and Orlando. Having been

named as having the highest average

airfare nationwide all four quarters

of 2009 as well as the first quarter of

2010, Huntsville International Airport

welcomed AirTran as the Tennessee

Valley’s new low-cost carrier. The airline

was incredibly well received by the

community.

A celebration of gargantuan proportions was certainly in order after many years

of hard work and dedication paid off in terms of air service development.

During the month of February,

Huntsville International Airport was

awarded a $1 million Small Community

Air Service Development grant by the

Department of Transportation, helping

to lay the groundwork to attract a low-

cost carrier.

Elected officials joined airport

executives and more than 200

passengers and fans to welcome AirTran

and to celebrate the inaugural flight.

The mere announcement that AirTran

would begin service at Huntsville

International Airport had an immediate

impact by lowering fares to the two

new non-stop destinations among

other carriers. By the end of the fiscal

year, after just five short weeks of

service, advance purchase fares

to Huntsville’s top 20 markets had

decreased 25% with walk-up fares

having decreased 26%. Together, the

Baltimore/Washington and Orlando

service has the potential to save the

Tennessee Valley community more

than $20 million annually. The ultimate

objective remains the addition of

AirTran’s Atlanta hub, which would

provide air service to virtually the entire

United States with a savings in excess of

On May 27, AirTran Airways kicked off its service at Huntsville International Airport with

special guest, Cadillac Williams of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an Alabama native and former

Auburn All-American running back.

The trend of celebrations carried over

into facilities and operations at the Port

of Huntsville. For the 13th consecutive

year, Huntsville International Airport

had zero infractions in its Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA)

certification inspection.

Huntsville was bestowed this prestigious

award among more than 100 Part 139

airports within an eight-state region. In

addition to the Safety Award, Huntsville

International Airport earned the FAA’s

Mark of Distinction Award, which was

developed to recognize any action,

effort, or event involving an

airport that deserves praise for its

intended or demonstrated effect

on the advancement of safety.

Adding to the list of awards, City of

Huntsville Beautification Awards were

presented for the eighth consecutive

year to Huntsville International Airport,

International Intermodal Center, and

Signature Flight Support.

Fiscal year 2010 was a year of growth

and progress, awards, and accolades

for the Port of Huntsville. It is through

hard work and dedication that the

Port of Huntsville is able to celebrate its

many accomplishments.

Huntsville International Airport also was honored by the FAA for superior

safety operations with the presentation of the Southern Region Air Carrier

Airport Safety Award.

AND IT IS THROUGH THE SAME HARD WORk AND DEDICATION THAT ENABLES THE PORT OF HUNTSVILLE TO PREPARE FOR THE FUTURE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY BY REMAINING FOCUSED ON ITS MISSION TO PROVIDE quAliTy MulTi-MOdAl TrAnspOrTATiOn SERVICES TO A DIVERSE REGIONAL CUSTOMER BASE AND TO STIMULATE THE ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION.

(left to right)Betty D. Fletcher – Vice Chairman

Mark McDaniel – Member

William H. Johnston, Jr. – Chairman

Jeff Sikes – Secretary/Treasurer

Carl Gessler, Jr., M.D. – Vice Secretary

(left to right)Butch Roberts – Deputy Director

Brooks Kracke – Director, Jetplex Industrial Park

Richard Tucker – Executive Director

Doug Kreulen – Director, Operations

Stan Hogan – Director, Capital Improvements

Paul S. Kelly, Jr. – Director, Finance & Administration

Mitch Bradley – Director, International Intermodal Center

Barbie Peek – Director, Marketing

(left to right)Will Culver

Bill Kling, Jr.

Richard Showers, Sr.

Tommy Battle - Mayor

Sandra Moon

Mark Russell

(seated left to right)Faye Dyer

Mike Gillespie - Chairman

Dale Strong

(standing left to right)Roger Jones

Mo Brooks

Jerry Craig

Bob Harrison

Executive staff

Board of Directors

Madison County Commission

Huntsville Mayor & City Council

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