Consolidated rental car facility

A consolidated rental car facility (CRCF) is a complex that hosts numerous rental car agencies. They are often found at American airports.

History

A CRCF exists at Newark Liberty International Airport^[1], Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport, and Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport has operated a CRCF since late 1998^{[citation needed]}.

December 1998 saw the opening of the CRCF at San Francisco International Airport^{[citation needed]} with an expansion in June 2008^[2].

A CRCF at Albuquerque International Sunport opened in March 2001.^[3]

A CRCF at Baltimore Washington International Airport opened in 2003.^[4]

In August 2003, the CRCF opened at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas.^[5]

In January 2005, the CRCF opened at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport in Florida. At that time, it was the largest CRCF in the United States.^[6]

Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona saw the opening of its CRCF in January 2006.^[7]

As of February 2007, there are conceptual plans to build a CRCF at Charlotte/Douglas International Airport.^[8]

A CRCF opened at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada in April 2007^[9].

A CRCF opened at Kansas City International Airport on May 2, 2007.^[10]

A CRCF at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport opened in July 2007^[11].

A CRCF opened at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta on December 8, 2009^{[citation needed]}.

A CRCF will open at Miami International Airport in the spring of 2010 as the first major structure of the Miami Intermodal Center^[12].

A CRCF at San Jose International Airport opened on June 30, 2010^[13]

Nashville International Airport opened its CRCF on November 16, 2011^[14][15]

Memphis International Airport will its CRCF in spring 2012^[16][17].

A CRCF at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport will open in spring 2012^[18][19][20].

A CRCF at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport will open in December 2012^[21][22][23].

Controversy

In Phoenix, the CRCF resulted in higher car-rental fees as the costs of building the new facility were passed on to the consumers. As a result, some travelers upon arriving in Phoenix take a cab to a local rental-car office.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. ^ "Newark Liberty International Airport > Ground Transportation > Car Rental". Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2011. http://www.panynj.gov/airports/ewr-car-rental.html. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 
2. ^ "Travel Media Information". 2007-06-28. http://staging.sfcvb.org/travel_media/press.asp?rid=368&cid=1. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
3. ^ "Rental Car Facility Art - Albuquerque International Sunport - City of Albuquerque". 2011. http://www.cabq.gov/airport/car-rental. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 
4. ^ "Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport". 2011. http://www.bwiairport.com/en/about-bwi/bwi-timeline. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 
5. ^ "Consolidated". 2011. http://www.fly2houston.com/iah. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 
6. ^ "Construction Contract Review of the Consolidated Rental Car Facility (RAC) at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport" (PDF). Broward County. http://www.broward.org/Auditor/Documents/rac_022106no46.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
7. ^ "References" (PDF). City of Phoenix. http://skyharbor.com/pdf/feis_chapter8.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
8. ^ "Business". http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/business/16751059.htm. ^{[dead link]}
9. ^ "McCarran Rent-A-Car Center" (PDF). Clark County Department of Aviation. 2011. http://www.mccarran.com/pdf/SR25201RentACarBrochureWeb.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
10. ^ Yu, Roger. "Airport Check-in: Kansas City rentals in one place". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-04-29-check-in-kansas-city_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
11. ^ Yu, Roger. "Airport Check-in: Seattle-Tacoma considers holiday decor". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-07-22-airport-checkin_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
12. ^ "MIA RCC". Miami Dade County Aviation Department. http://www.miami-airport.com/cip_rcc.asp. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
13. ^ "Terminal Area Improvement Program" (PDF). http://www.sjc.org/about/improve/overview/Report_4Q07.pdf. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
14. ^ "Airport Celebrates Opening Of New Larger Rental Car Facility" (TV). Nashville, Tennessee: WTVF. 2011-11-16. http://www.newschannel5.com/story/16058355/airport-celebrates-opening-of-new-larger-rental-car-facility. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
15. ^ "New Rental Car Facility To Open At Nashville Airport". Airport Magazine. 2011-10-25. http://www.aviationnews.net/?do=headline&news_ID=197992. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
16. ^ "Consolidated Parking and Rental Car Facility is the Most Complete Airport Ground Transportation Center in the Country". Memphis-Shelby County Airport Authority. 2011-01-06. http://www.mscaa.com/node/110. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
17. ^ Yu, Roger. "Airport Check-in: Harrisburg mosaic restored". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2007-04-15-check-in-harrisburg_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
18. ^ "Energy Efficiency". Port of Seattle. http://www.portseattle.org/Environmental/Air/Energy-Efficiency/Pages/default.aspx. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
19. ^ "Positive Economic Sign: Rental Car Facility Construction Starts Back". Port of Seattle. http://www.portseattle.org/news/press/2009/07_22_2009_01.shtml. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
20. ^ Yu, Roger. "Airports spread out check-in kiosks to cut down on lines". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2009-10-05-airport-kiosks_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
21. ^ "Consolidated Rent-A-Car (CONRAC) Garage". New Orleans: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. 2011. http://www.flymsy.com/capitalimprovements/Projects-in-Construction/Consolidated-Rent-A-Car-CONRAC-Garage. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
22. ^ "Airport Expansion - A New Plan for the Future - 09/01/2011". New Orleans: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. 2011-09-01. http://www.flymsy.com/press-room/Airport-Expansion---A-New-Plan-for-the-Future. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
23. ^ Yu, Roger. "Airport Check-in: Sculpture inspired by flight takes wing". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2008-04-20-airport-checkin_N.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-18.