The Chesapeake Regional Airport

based at Chesapeake, with a waiting list that’s about 20 deep. The Airport also has four cor- porate hangars with room for more. “Right now, we have targeted an area on the Airport for two corporate hangars; each one is slated to be a 12,000-sq.-ft hangar with a 1,600-sq.-ft. lean-to attached and parking,” Schrantz reports. “The Authority has taken the position that they would prefer to own those two hangars and then lease the space out, as needed, either to itinerant customers, or if there’s somebody who wants to lease the whole thing and en- ter into a long-term lease, they would do that. We’re working on a bond issue, right now, to fund it.” Chesapeake is also home to Horizon Aviation, a full-service FBO, providing new Cessna air- craft sales, 100LL and Jet-A fuel, pilot supplies, and aircraft rental, repair, and storage services. Horizon Flight Center is a Part 141 Flight School that provides pilot training. EPIX Avi- ation also provides flight training and aircraft maintenance services. Jet Air Charter is an FAA-certified, Part 135 Charter Operator pro- viding nation-wide service in its Lear 45 jet. The local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association and the Hampton Roads Compos- ite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol both utilize the Airport facilities, as well. Schrantz relates that the Airport is almost self-sufficient, although, currently, it receives some operational funds from the City of Ches- CHESAPEAKE REGIONAL AIRPORT