Business View Magazine | December 2019

225 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2019 YELLOWSTONE REGIONAL A I RPORT is to double the size of our parking facility at our commercial terminal building,” says Hooper. “We’ll be adding 200 parking spots and we’re using two years of our annual AIP (Airport Improvement Program) entitlement money to do that.” Future projects include an expansion of the eight-year-old commercial passenger terminal, in four or five years; a new car rental facility; and a planned expansion of the general aviation ramp as demand warrants. Hooper touts Yellowstone Regional’s advantages: “We have a very good FBO operator, here – Choice Aviation; we offer convenient flight schedules; an easy check-in process; short security screening lines; and free parking. We have set all time records for passenger enplanement numbers for the last five months, so we’re on track to have the best year ever,” he says in conclusion. “And we see 2020 to be even better.”