The Airport Special Management Committee unanimously voted Tuesday to recommend the port authority board, which is comprised of the Lee County commission, accept the Phoenix bid. The board will meet Jan. 14 to make the final decision.

Southwest Florida International Airport is located south of Fort Myers, approximately 100 miles northwest of Miami. It serves a five-county region including Lee, Collier, Charlotte, Hendry and Glades counties. The airport served more than 4.3 million passengers during 1996, ranking it among the 60 busiest airports in the United States.

Don Komito, airport senior manager of engineering and construction, tells GlobeSt.com that the new terminal complex is being built in anticipation of the addition of a second runway at the airport.

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