WEST CHICAGO, ILL. – DuPage Airport has completed a two-year, $4.2 million upgrade to its flight center with an updated lobby, renovated restrooms, state-of-the-art crew lounges, new customer entrances, and upgraded facilities for U.S. Customs. The improvements were designed to maintain a competitive position with other Chicagoland FBOs and forecasted growth in operations.
Currently underway is an $11 million widening of the airport’s primary runway to provide increased crosswind capacity for aircraft operations. Construction is also set to begin on a new 30,000-square-foot transient hangar designed for storage of G650/Global aircraft.
DuPage is the only general aviation airport in Illinois with four active runways, two ILS approaches, and a one million sq. foot apron. The airport has 80,000 takeoffs annually and has had no closures due to snow in 30 years (www.dupageflightcenter.com).
