AvTurf Feature: John F. Kennedy International Airport

AvTurf Feature: John F. Kennedy International Airport

John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) is the primary airport serving the New York City area, and one of the most popular airports in the world. As the single most-frequented gateway into North America for international travelers, the airport currently serves close to 60 million passengers a year.

As one of the busiest airports, JFK hosts takeoffs and landings for some of the largest passenger airplanes- a duty that can be degrading to the infrastructure of the airport. This was especially apparent along infield islands and along runway 13R/31L. This specific runway is the third longest commercial runway in North America and hosts about half of the airport’s inbound and outbound traffic- including A-380 aircraft traffic.

JFK NewYork GoogleEarth

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In 2007, AvTurf was contracted by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to install a surface that would control erosion and FOD.  With the approaching arrival of a new line of jumbo jets, AvTurf served as an alternative to constant runway closures that were previously necessary to clean up debris blown onto intersecting runways from the airport’s natural groundcover.  In addition, the synthetic turf surface aids in, combating drainage problems, mitigating wildlife management, and minimizing maintenance for the selected plot of AvTurf.

Years later, AvTurf continues to be an extremely viable solution for JFK to solve the host of problems the airport faced.

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AvTurf Feature: John F. Kennedy International Airport

Leading Surface for NFL Fields

This week kicks off week two of the preseason for the NFL, and finally, all 32 teams will be hitting the field for game day. We are excited to watch our favorite players take to the fields of our favorite stadiums across the country starting Thursday.

Act Global is honored to have several teams select our brand of synthetic turf for their playing surface. The Speed S5 is renowned in the world of football for its proven performance within game field, practice field, and training facility capacities. The S5 has also been the artificial grass surface of the past 2 Superbowls.

Act Global’s Speed brand of turf is a leading synthetic turf system for top-notch facilities in a variety of sports. As the surface of choice for professional and elite teams, the Speed series integrates science and technology into design to craft the ultimate Ground Gear for Athletes.

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AvTurf Feature: John F. Kennedy International Airport

Team Feature: US Sales Team

This week we’ve been lucky enough several visitors come to our headquarters in Austin, Texas. The Act Global US sales team has been in office and has had a busy past few days filled with learning opportunities, group challenges, and exploring the Austin nightlife. The Act Global corporate office has been lit up with many moments of laughter and lively conversations as the majority of our US team is together.

We are so thankful for each of the fun personalities of our sales team and for the hard work they continuously put in to bring better sports fields to schools, communities, and stadiums. Having the team together has been such a joy and we can’t wait for the next time.

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AvTurf Feature: John F. Kennedy International Airport

Installation Play-by-Play: St. John Vianney

Work is almost complete at the Holmdel, New Jersey high school, Saint John Vianney. Later this month the school will be opening its doors back up after the long summer months and will host practices and gamedays to its 30 different varsity teams and more secondary teams. The reopening of the renovated stadium is also scheduled for this month to show off the school’s new multi-sport synthetic turf field which will be utilized for the football, soccer, lacrosse, and field hockey teams.

 

Stay tuned for final field photos!

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AvTurf Feature: John F. Kennedy International Airport

Preseason: The Return of Professional Football

Professional football has officially returned to us with the first preseason game scheduled for tomorrow. We’re excited to get back to cheering on our favorite teams after the long hiatus following the draft back in April and can’t wait for all 32 teams to hit the field next week. The teams are about to be thrown back into competition to test their rookies, dwindle down their player count, and benchmark how well the first few weeks of training camps have gone. Starting August 7th stadiums across the country will begin filling up with fans eager to watch their teams at these August exhibition games before the regular season commences September 6th.

Get updated on some of our favorite teams so that you’re ready to watch every game:

 

 

 

 

 

For the second week of preseason games, both the New York Jets and the New York Giants will be coming home to their New Jersey stadium and S5 synthetic turf field. The Act Global brand of artificial grass has been trusted for years at the professional level for its quality and durability and has been the surface of choice for over 350 NFL games since 2012. Be sure to read a full field feature of the Metlife Stadium here: http://www.actglobal.com/blog/field-feature-friday-metlife-stadium/.

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