Myrtle Beach International Airport
Location
Myrtle Beach, SC
Awards
City of Myrtle Beach Arbor Day Community Appearance Award for "Outstanding Use of the Natural Indigenous Landscape". || USA Today's 10 Best Small Airports 2023: #4 Myrtle Beach International Airport ranks among the fastest growing airports in the state. Passengers fly in and out on 10 different airlines to more than 50 destinations across North America. It wins high marks from passengers for its convenient location and the ease of getting through security and to your gate.
Category
Site Planning, TransportationAbout This Project
The steady growth in air travel to the Grand Strand region precipitated the need for a new terminal at KMYR. Unfortunately politics and ill-fated planning had mired the project in a less-than-desirable location on the opposite, congested side of the runway. Eventually clearer minds prevailed and the new Terminal Capacity Enhancement Program was initiated. Working with a multidisciplinary group of design professionals and our client – the Horry County government – Environmental Concepts took an active role in initial site planning efforts for the land-side terminal improvements contemplating: security; vehicular traffic flow into the site and back out to the newly-planned Harrelson Boulevard; all-important pedestrian circulation; new site ID signage; dedicated loading/unloading lanes at the new terminal; transit staging and loading; a cellphone waiting area; configurations for secure long-term, short-term, economy, and employee parking; a new rental car facility and exit toll plaza. In addition, Environmental Concepts remained actively involved in the entitlement process helping to assure public and political controversies were addressed and approvals secured with required planting plans for Community Appearance Board, thus laying the foundation for the construction phase. Environmental Concepts has since provided design services for subsequent parking expansions at the airport.
