Bigger and better: Construction continues on JBER’s flight-line extension

Summer in Alaska, brief as it is, is also the height of construction season. That also extends to work on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), as work continues on the flight line.

The Kiewit Construction Team is continuing work on the expansion of the flight-line on JBER. This project began in the fall of 2022 and the team continues to make great efforts to complete it.

One of two on Elmendorf Field, Runway 16/34 will be extended 2,900 feet to make the length of the runway 10,000 feet and the southern threshold of the runway will shift 400 feet to the north to meet airfield design requirements. The project will also extend the two parallel taxiways; add an arm-disarm pad; upgrade the airfield lighting and the instrument landing system; re-route Airlifter Drive around the north end of the extension; relocate airfield perimeter fencing and reconfigure utility services in the area.

Upon completion of the runway extension, JBER will be capable of accommodating any airframe in the Department of Defense, regardless of the weather.