Business View Magazine Feb 2023

202 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 from downtown, it sits on 700 acres of land with one asphalt paved runway, designated 3/21, which is 6,500 by 100 feet as well as a parallel taxiway. The airport is equipped with an automated weather observation system (AWOS), instrument landing system (ILS), ground communicator outlet (GCO), and automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system (ADS-B). In 2019 they opened the new O.A. “Buddy” Keller III Terminal which also features all the modern amenities including a pilot lounge with “snooze rooms”, several conference rooms, and an observation deck with rocking chairs overlooking the runway from the second floor. The airport sells Phillips 66 fuel, both Avgas and JetA competitively, while there are three maintenance facilities as well, Mag Aerospace, Elite Aviation and Bel-Air. With a background in economic development, Heuts realizes the importance of the Jetport as an economic driver. “When a company comes in looking for a new location or expanding a location, one of the  Available sites: 10 - 55 acres, NC Certified, Shovel-Ready in Central Carolina Enterprise Park (CCEP) with infrastructure in place  NEW Class A industrial shell building NOW AVAILABLE at CCEP; 117,000 SF, expandable to 230,000 SF.  CCEP lies within 35 miles of three NC Megasites: Triangle Innovation Point, Chatham Advanced Manufacturing Megasite, and Greensboro Randolph Megasite  Adjacent to US Hwy 1, 15 mins to I-540 with direct access to RDU International Airport  Over 496K workers and 1.43M population within 40-mile radius, including Research Triangle Park, Fort Bragg and Pinehurst  Within 45 minutes of three Tier 1 Research Universities  Close proximity to Raleigh Executive Jetport Central Carolina Enterprise Park Sanford, North Carolina Sanford Area Growth Alliance www.GrowSanfordNC.com 919-775-7341 NC Certified Industrial Park