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Jul 28, 2022 · Thanks to what airport executive director Bill Wyatt called “an extraordinary occasion of public works prescience,” Salt Lake is one of the few cities in the country to launch a new airport. “I am in awe of the vision that was required to make this happen,” he says.
Nov 23, 2020 · With that, Bill Wyatt, executive director of the airport, was named Airport Director of the Year for large airports by Airport Experience News, a trade magazine that covers the air industry.
Mar 13, 2018 · Late last June, Bill Wyatt had just wrapped up 16 years directing the Port of Portland and was getting a feel for retirement when he got a curious call. It was Korn Ferry—an executive search firm—asking if he’d be interested in a position at the helm of the Salt Lake City Department of Airports.
- Management Style
- Inland Port and Politics
- 3.6 Billion Big Job
- The ‘Old’ Challenge
Thin and tall with gray hair and glasses, Wyatt tends to dress casually instead of in suits. He describes his leadership style in a way that sounds like the way a civics book might describe ideal politics. When tough decisions are faced, “I prefer to get the voices and the people who are critical in a room and let folks air it out. I want to hear a...
Wyatt says his old political skills may be needed. “Let’s be honest. A job like this has a lot of politics associated with it,” he says. That includes interacting with state officials as they plan the adjacent inland port, a massive shipping-and-receiving hub where goods may clear customs more quickly than at coastal ports. Mayor Jackie Biskupski h...
The most-watched part of Wyatt’s job is overseeing construction of the new airport next to an existing one. “This is the largest construction project in the history of the state," he says. “And everybody has an eye on it.” It was designed and started before Wyatt arrived, under the leadership of former Director Maureen Riley, who retired at age 67a...
The new airport is needed because the current facility is handling about 26 million passengers a year, more than double its design capacity. Wyatt heaps praise on airport workers for making that work despite difficulties. He says a Delta Air Lines vice president perhaps best described what they have accomplished. “He said this airport was built abo...
Dec 14, 2022 · Learn about the new SLC airport, its sustainability features, and its role as a gateway to Utah skiing and outdoor attractions. Listen to the podcast interview with Bill Wyatt, who led the construction and recovery of the airport during the pandemic.
Jun 19, 2020 · Learn about Bill Wyatt, the leader of the $4.1 billion project to build a new airport in Salt Lake City, Utah. Find out how the new airport reflects the beauty and uniqueness of the state and serves the growing population and visitors.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT — Bill Wyatt, executive director with Salt Lake City Department of Airports, will be sworn in as the newest board member of the Utah Inland Port Authority during a board meeting on October 4, 2023.
