Gary/Chicago Airport set to construct permanent customs facility

Contributed By:The 411 News

Gary/Chicago Airport announced this week it has received all necessary design approvals from the federal government to construct a new General Aviation Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) facility at the airport. With this approval in hand, the airport has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for a professional construction management (CM) firm to provide bidding and inspection services and management of the construction of the new facility at the airport.

“The construction of a new, permanent General Aviation customs facility is the next step in growing GCIA and realizing our full potential,” said Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority Chairman Stephen Mays. “I am thrilled we will soon be able to offer this service to the general aviation community and increase potential airport users who will be able to fly into the airport from any destination in the world without having to stop somewhere else to first clear customs.”

While planes departing from GCIA can and are traveling to destinations across the globe, incoming flights from international destinations must currently land and clear customs at competing airports before returning to GCIA. An onsite CBP facility will allow the airport to handle incoming international flights, better meet the needs of the airport’s current tenants and expand and take advantage of general aviation and cargo opportunities.

“Gary/Chicago International Airport is an enormous resource to the region and the construction of a new customs facility will improve the airport’s ability to compete and attract new fliers while enhancing our marketability to the corporate, cargo and general aviation flying communities,” said GCIA Executive Director Dan Vicari.

Story Posted:08/05/2017