Eppley Airfield reaches halfway point on $950 million terminal modernization Dan Crisler Omaha World-Herald Mar 26, 2026 3 hrs ago 0 × Officials provide an update on the Eppley Airfield renovation Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The biggest infrastructure project in 40 years at Omaha’s Eppley Airfield is about halfway complete.kAmq69:?5 E96 D46?6D 2?5 @FE @7 D:89E 7C@> A2DD6?86CD H9@ 4@?E:?F6 E@ ?2G:82E6 E96 6=6G2E@CD E@ D<JH2=<D 2?5 E6>A@C2CJ 4C@DDH2=<D 36EH66? E96 A2C<:?8 82C286D 2?5 E96 6I:DE:?8 DA=:E E6C>:?2=[ 4@?DECF4E:@? 4C6HD 2C6 A=F88:?8 2H2J 2E E96 46?EC2= A2G:=:@? E92E H:== 3C:?8 ?6H 2:C=:?6 E:4<6E 4@F?E6CD E@ E96 E6C>:?2=’D D64@?5 =6G6= 2?5 2? :>AC@G65 3288286 92?5=:?8 DJDE6>]k^Am The central pavilion under is still under construction at Eppley Airfield in Omaha, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. CHRIS MACHIAN, OMAHA WORLD-HERALD kAm%96 A2G:=:@? 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