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Granseur Dick, ILMâs facilities director, stands in the atrium of the new airport concourse, which is now under construction. (Photo by Michael Cline Spencer) As ILM begins recovering flights and travelers lost because of the COVID-19 pandemic, projects are progressing that will change the airport’s look and feel in coming years.
Currently, Monteith Construction Corp., Wilmington International Airport’s (ILM) contractor for its $61 million terminal expansion and renovation project, is working on a building expansion with a large steel and glass atrium, adding about 78,000 square feet to the airport.
The work is part of the project’s final phase, expected to be complete at the end of 2022.