Airports near Vero Beach, Fla., are recovering from last year’s hurricanes, TCPalm.com reported last week. St. Lucie International sustained $30 million in damages and curtailed operations for about six weeks, but still showed an increase overall in operations for 2004 from the year before. “Our business and corporate traffic continues to increase,” said Airport Director Paul Philips. Damages at Witham Field came to $10 million and about $21 million at Vero Beach Municipal, and both airports showed a drop in overall operations for the year. Some flight schools are still working out of trailers, and twisted wreckage from destroyed hangars remains. “Obviously, after the hurricanes a lot of physical facilities were damaged,” Bill Johnson, executive director of the Florida Airport Council, told TCPalm. “But I think everyone is pretty much recovered and rebuilding.”
Storm-Ravaged Florida Airports Recovering
Key Takeaways:
- Airports near Vero Beach, Florida, are actively recovering from significant hurricane damage sustained last year, with rebuilding efforts underway despite some remaining temporary facilities and wreckage.
- St. Lucie International Airport reported $30 million in damages but still managed an increase in overall operations in 2004 due to growing business and corporate traffic.
- Witham Field and Vero Beach Municipal Airport incurred $10 million and $21 million in damages, respectively, and both experienced a drop in overall operations for the year.
- While physical facilities were severely impacted, airport officials indicate that recovery and rebuilding are well in progress across the affected areas.
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