Fireplaces, warm lighting and large windows offering views of the Teton Range are among the features at the renovated and expanded Jackson Hole Airport in Wyoming, which is the only commercial airport within an American national park.
Located in the mountainous Grand Teton National Park in the western part of the state, the airport dates to the 1930s and has undergone various changes over the decades.
Jackson Hole Airport dates back to the 1930s
Around 2009, it received a major update by the Denver office of global studio Gensler, with Jackson-based CLB Architects serving as the local associate architect.
In more recent years, CLB has served as the design architect for a series of renovations and additions spanning five phases. Miller Dunwiddie, a Minneapolis firm, served as executive architect. The project was designed to tie into the landscape
The project was designed to tie into the landscape and "facilitate the flow of 21st-century travelers", while also adhering to strict area and height limits imposed by the national park.
The facility is the only commercial airport located within a US national park, according to the federal agency that oversees the parks.
A new restaurant/bar was included in the renovation
The work included a new restaurant/bar, an expanded holding area, two additional gates, a gift shop and an updated baggage claim area with retail space ? all held within the L-shaped terminal totalling 125,000 square feet (11,613 square metres).
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