As Hurricane Irma’s forecasted track continues to shift closer to the Boca Raton area, it is important to begin taking the proper precautions to secure all leaseholds, hangars, and aircraft. Tropical storm force winds are expected to arrive overnight Friday and into Saturday morning, with hurricane force winds possible by Sunday morning. It is expected that the Boca Raton Airport will [...]
As Hurricane Irma approaches, The Boca Raton Airport Authority is committed to preserving the safety of all BCT facilities, personnel and property, as well as to mitigate losses and facilitate a speedy recovery. Hurricanes pose a variety of threats such as flooding, high winds, and storm surges. Therefore, it is important to prepare in advance [...]
Hurricane Irma is expected to impact the South Florida area this upcoming weekend, with tropical storm forced winds expected to begin as early as Friday. While the exact location of landfall is unknown, extremely high winds, heavy thunderstorms, and rain can be expected throughout the area. Boca Raton Airport users and tenants should take this [...]
Today, the females on staff at the Boca Raton Airport Authority participated in the 2017 Habitat for Humanity of South Palm Beach County "Women Build." Executive Director Clara Bennett was joined by managers Ariadna Camilo and Christine Landers, and Linda Hernandez and Jessica Velez with Atlantic Aviation, in helping to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity [...]
Members of the Boca Raton Airport Authority staff (and 2 spouses) participated in the Angel Flight Southeast "Run for the Angels 5K" this past Saturday. Even though our team is built to fly, they all finished!! Special shoutout to Cara Abbott for placing 2nd in her age group! Angel Flight Southeast is a volunteer pilot [...]
In Part 3 of our Earth Day Series, let’s look at the way that the Airport employs Wildlife Management to protect the species that call the Airport and the lands around it home. 3 Ways That Wildlife Management Impacts The Airport Home to two protected species — gopher tortoises and burrowing owls — the Airport strives [...]
In the second part of our Earth Day Series, we’ll illustrate the ways that the Airport’s Noise Abatement Initiatives help decrease the level of noise pollution in and around the facility. 3 Ways The Airport Decreases Noise By working with the flying community and implementing pilot outreach programs, the Airport is able to set certain [...]
In recognition of Earth Day 2017, we will be doing a three-part series on how the Boca Raton Airport strives to be energy efficient and environmentally friendly. In Part 1, we’ll look at the three ways that LEED Construction has helped us decrease our environmental impact. 3 Benefits of LEED Construction LEED standards require buildings [...]
