Business View Magazine Feb 2023

219 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2 LAKE WALES MUNI C I PAL A I RPORT concerned with the development of the east side of the airport over the next few years. This area already has some development but the hope is to build on that and create more T-Hangars. There seems to be a shortage across the country and as private aviation continues to grow, there will be a need. The plan also calls for the development of a business park for non-aeronautical commercial space but growing the overall footprint, both physically as well as economically to the region. “I think that the airport is extremely fundamental for growing the city,” Says Lomneck, “We have such a centrally located space and that is huge – we might not be an international airport, but we are still a gateway airport to the region. From Lake Wales you can drive to Tampa, Orlando, and Miami – we are centrally located and surrounded by tourism and tourist attractions.” She highlights that “We are here to cater to the needs of those people who don’t want to deal with the stress of going to