FBOs
GA terminal at Raleigh-Durham now complete
Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), N.C., held a dedication ceremony on December 17 (the anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight) for its

Raleigh-Durham International Airport (RDU), N.C., held a dedication ceremony on December 17 (the anniversary of the Wright Brothers’ first flight) for its new $4 million general aviation terminal, which includes a restaurant and information center. Though not yet open, the municipally owned terminal is now complete and includes conference rooms, flight-planning facilities and snooze areas. The two FBOs on the field, Piedmont-Hawthorne and Southern Jet, are on opposite sides of the terminal and both are accessible from the main entrances, both airside and streetside.

Piedmont-Hawthorne recently completed the first phase of its new facility adjacent to the municipal terminal at RDU, including 8,800 sq ft of terminal/office space and an 18,000-sq-ft hangar. The new Piedmont Hawthorne facility opened in September.