Austin Bergstrom International Airport (ABIA) Million Air is a private fixed base operator (FBO) aviation development for private jet commuters. The ABIA development includes a two-story main terminal building, a drive-up porte cochere, a free-standing cantilevered aircraft canopy, and seven hangar buildings encompassing more than 124,000-sf of lease space.
DCI Engineers was the primary structural Engineer of Record for the development. The staff designed the main terminal building with a framing system comprising of conventional structural steel and wood. The team was also responsible for the foundation designs for each hangar building. They designed the structural framing for the aircraft canopy which consists of four main tapered steel support members anchored to concrete buttress walls. The exposed steel canopy structure is large enough to cover a Gulfstream G650 aircraft and provides an distinctive feature for private jet commuters arriving into the exclusive terminal.
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