The plans for a new office, security, and passenger handling building for Blackpool Airport have been submitted to the Fylde Council. The new offices would be built behind the current buildings to modernise and enhance airport services, accommodating up to 45 passengers at a time and providing facilities for corporate aircraft and charter flights. The proposed new buildings would also include offices and a meeting room for the airport's senior leadership team.
Lead architectural consultants Cassidy + Ashton and engineering consultants WSP have supported Blackpool Council on the masterplan for the airport.
Blackpool Council reacquired Blackpool Airport from Balfour Beatty in September 2017 for c. €5m via its ownership of Blackpool Airport Operations Ltd and Blackpool Airport Property Ltd. The purchase saved the airport from the risk of permanent closure and secured its long-term future as part of the Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone.
Steve Peters, Managing Director of Blackpool Airport, said: “This is a major step forward in the future of Blackpool Airport. Over the last five years, we’ve done a lot of work internally to make Blackpool an attractive airport once again, and we’re seeing the rewards of that with increased corporate and executive aircraft flights accommodating larger cabin class aircraft, and welcoming new customers to the airport for the first time. This new facility will allow us to grow these executive flights by numbers of movements and increased aircraft size by offering more space as well as improved security, while a new building will provide a modern and welcoming environment that is more suitable as a first impression for departing or arriving visitors.”
Plans for Blackpool Airport include a new road, hangars, executive hangars, and a solar farm. There are also plans for a new fuel farm, battery storage, and a data centre as part of the Silicon Sands development. The airport aims to create 5,000 new jobs in the area by 2041.
Cllr Mark Smith, Blackpool Council’s Cabinet Member for Levelling Up (Place), at Blackpool Council said: “We’re working hard to make sure that we can support an airport that is commercially successful and a leading transport hub, and one that drives the growth of our Enterprise Zone."
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