“Last year we had a couple of hangar projects and one of them is still in the works while one of them has been completed. It is general aviation that we are looking to expand here as we are set for the commercial side right now.” “We do have some runway and taxiway projects in the near future coming up. We need to do some reconstruction and look at getting some hangars,” he expands. Of all the upgrades, Cruse is most excited about the opening of the brand-new terminal expansion project in October of this year.This project had been underway for several years and on October 1st the ribbon ceremony marked the terminal being open to the public. “We started the terminal expansion project in February of 2023 where we doubled the size of our terminal from 6000 to 12,000 square feet.” “We expanded our passenger holding area from 30 to 65 seats and have added an exit lane, so nobody has to man the exits when people get off the plane.” “There was also the addition of a mother’s room, more restroom facilities, and we put in a baggage 204 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 12
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