Business View Magazine | July 2019

109 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JULY 2019 The Airport does receive funding from the County, and that varies between $300,000 and $500,000 a year, all from property tax revenue. “Our total budget is running between a million and 1.3 million,” Kjergaard explains, “and self-sufficiency is always on the wish list. I imagine it is for every airport. We are slowly getting there. We have corrected some of our leasing issues and we have entered into a new lease agreement with a FBO on the field. The biggest thing I would want people to understand is that the Airport is able to accommodate any aircraft in and out of the continental U.S. and we are in close proximity to 13 lakes and rivers, ski mountains, an amusement park and, if you are a golfer, Coeur d’Alene is the home of the famous ‘floating green.’ We are in close proximity to Kootenai County, the Quarterlane Lake, and anything in northern Idaho. We are surrounded by the beauty of nature; you should come to check us out.” “On the far horizon, we would like to continue to develop our aviation businesses on the field,” says Kjergaard. “Our new Fixed Base Operator is also looking at doing an interior shop and another hangar in the future. We are also possibly looking at commercial service. At a minimum, we would want to do a point-to-point destination - or at least explore the possibility. We do have significant space for hangar and business development. The airport has a little over 200 acres that we could easily access. That being said, we are tight on a couple of spaces, so we are looking at purchasing an additional 160 acres in the next five years. The airport itself is approximately 1,200 acres at present. Beyond that, all of our future runway extensions, to extend out to 8,600 feet, can be done on land we already own. We also own the land necessary for all the runway protection zones, as well, so it allows us to expand out to that as soon as we have the demand.” UNPARALLELED CUSTOMER SERVICE AT THE COEUR D’ALENE AIRPORT WWW.RESORTAVIATIONJET.COM (208) 772-3731 • 11101 AIRPORT RD, HAYDEN, ID 83835 YOUR GATEWAY TO THE INLAND NORTHWEST COEUR D ’ ALENE A I RPORT (PAPPY BOY INGTON F I ELD) TRIBUTE TO A HOMETOWN HERO In memory of legendary Marine fighter pilot and local hero, Major Gregory “Pappy” Boyington, a bronze statue was dedicated on June 13, 2015 at Resort Aviation, adjacent to the Coeur d’Alene Airport / Pappy Boyington Field in Hayden. The Marine Corps League Pappy Boyington Detachment conducted the public event. Born in Coeur d’Alene in 1912, Pappy Boyington led the famed Black Sheep Squadron in World War; downing 26 enemy planes before he was captured by the Japanese. He spent 20 months in a prisoner-of-war camp, and later received the Medal of Honor and the Navy Cross. Boyington died in 1988 leaving behind a legacy of unrivalled achievements in combat and aviation.