I don't know why this paper or the OC Register can't seem to use the correct airport code (SNA) for Santa Ana/John Wayne.
New feather in JWA's cap
Airport 'improvement' includes three-level facility with six more gates, concession stands and checkpoints.
Work crews lay down the last piece of steel on the roof of Terminal C at John Wayne Airport. (Hand in, Daily Pilot / August 21, 2010)
By Joseph Serna
August 21, 2010
"John Wayne's brim got a little bit larger this month when developers completed the roof of the airport's new terminal, officials involved in the project announced Friday.
Construction crews from McCarthy Building Cos. on Aug. 2 laid down the last piece of structural steel on JWA's Terminal C, a new 280,000-square foot, three-level facility with six more gates for commercial airliners.
Crews began constructing the walkway connecting the terminal to Terminal B in May. Dubbed an airport "improvement" instead of expansion, the airport's remodeling costs about $540 million and includes more than just the new terminal. Construction crews are upgrading and renovating the airport's existing terminals to the tune of $102.3 million..."
http://www.dailypilot.com/news/tn-dp...,4391724.story