Work on a variety of capital projects began during the spring of 2025 at the Jackson Hole Airport (JAC). These projects include environmental projects, refurbished & replaced infrastructure projects, and routine maintenance. Safety, efficiency, and protecting the environment are top priorities at JAC, and these commitments are considered with every project as they conceived, designed, and developed.
Projects
Environmental Projects
Deicing Pad – Multiyear Project
The deicing pad is being expanded to increase deicing pad capacity. The glycol (aircraft deicing fluid) collection system will also be modified to accommodate the larger deicing pad, which allows spent glycol to be captured, separated from run-off water, and recycled or removed.
The deicing access taxilane and the north taxiway A will also undergo rehabilitation to allow aircraft queuing for deicing to wait on the access taxilane which will improve efficiency and eliminates the need for aircraft to wait on designated aircraft parking spaces needed for other planes.
These improvements will increase deicing capacity and operational efficiency by reducing aircraft deice times, departure delays caused by deicing needs, and wait times experienced with the current pad configuration.
The rehabbed taxiway leading up to the deicing pad will reduce emissions from idling aircraft by allowing them to wait for deicing services close to the pad instead of parking at a designated gate close to the terminal.
The Deice Pad & Taxiway A – North Improvements Project will be split into 2 Phases.
Phase 1 includes taxilane and taxiway rehabilitation. Phase 2 will include expansion of the deice pad and glycol collection system. Work relative to Phases 1 and 2 began in 2023 and the project is expected to be completed in 2026.
Planning Projects
Aviation Safety Facility
The Jackson Hole Airport initiated a conceptual planning study in 2025 for a new aviation safety facility. The study is intended to evaluate all possible facility locations that meet FAA requirements in the safest manner possible. The study is currently on pause.
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A. The Airport stockpiles materials dug up during construction projects and reuses it. The large pile of dirt located to the south of the runway will always remain between 20-40ft tall as materials are excavated and reused. Having native materials remain onsite for future projects reduces the number of construction trucks on our local roadways as materials are not being trucked in or out of the facility.
A. Please contact the Airport by emailing community@jhairport.org or calling (307) 733-7695.
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