Northwest Florida Regional (VPS)
Eglin Air Force Base, Florida

GS&P provided facility planning and comprehensive architectural and engineering design services for the new 110,000-square-foot passenger terminal, which features high vaulted ceilings, terrazzo floors, gleaming white wall panels and an emerald green standing-seam roof. Passengers arriving landside are greeted by a fully landscaped park that doubles as a security buffer between parking and the terminal. The new concourse provides seven gates, a variety of concessions, airline operation spaces and a conference center.

With continued increases in passenger volumes and forecasts for aggressive future growth, GS&P was again hired to assist the airport by providing the design for a three-gate concourse addition, a 50-percent increase in ticketing space, and a 100-percent increase in the size of the baggage claim area. The addition serves as an architectural punctuation to the original concourse, boasting an expansive vaulted rotunda with clerestory glass. This expansion also includes renovations to the security checkpoint and curbside baggage check and additional terminal restrooms.