Business View Magazine | April 2019

74 BARKLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT the rent differential, it’s probably not going to happen.” That being said, Roof adds that Barkley does have some advantages: “We’re the only airport within a hundred miles of us with instrument approaches on all four runways. We offer a 24-hour, modern facility, particularly on the FBO side with considerable services. They address about all aspects of general aviation – they have maintenance for airframes and engines, including turbine engines; they have flight instruction; they provide aircraft charter; they have an avionics shop. So they cover, just about, the full spectrum. And because we are a Part 139-certified airport, we have a Fire and Rescue facility based here, and we have our own police department. And we plow snow. So there are those advantages that are particu- larly attractive for a corporate operation.” Roof says that the Airport is also looking for non-aviation businesses to populate some surplus property that has been designated for development: “This is a fairly rural part of the county and the infrastructure, other than roads, isn’t fully developed yet in terms of natural gas access, water, and electricity. The Airport oper-