Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 7

105 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 7 R I VERS IDE COUNTY A I RPORTS we are taking a really serious interest now in our pavements, trying to make sure that we maintain and extend the useful life and provide the very best possible facilities for pilots.” Jamison is passionate about her role and the opportunity for Riverside County’s airports to contribute more to the region in the future. She shares, “We desire to be the foremost vital economic engine for the county and to bring in tourism and business development for the area. We have also applied to the FAA for control towers at both French Valley and Jacqueline Cochran. This will help further increase safety at the airports. We have also applied for a user fee Customs and Border patrol facility for Jacqueline Cochran and that would really help us in being able to process international flights and further develop that region. The future looks very bright.” airplane and land in specific areas. This program happens around six times a year for three or four weeks at a time. They will bring in 50 or 60 people each time to train. That is the majority of what happens at this airport. The FBO is Patton Aviation and they operate out of a restored World War II hangar, which is the headquarters of the parachute operation, as well.” Blythe airport is also home to a 156-acre solar farm, a travel center, the Sheriff’s Department shooting range, and a Customs and Border Patrol facility. It is the largest airport in terms of area, covering 3,904 acres, with a 6562-foot runway. “In terms of rehabilitation and future development projects,” Jamison chimes in, “we just finished the hangar taxi lane rehabilitation at Jacqueline Cochran, which was a relatively large project. We are just in the planning phase for some asphalt rehabilitation at Hemet. That is sort of ongoing when you have five airports, but PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AT COMPETITIVE PRICING Avionics Sales and Service • Inspections • Cabin Entertainment • Cabin Lighting 7000 Merrill Ave, Hangar A335 Chino, CA (909) 606-9876 56-870 Warhawk Way, Green Hangar, Thermal, CA (760) 399-1200 www.arainaaviation.com Affordable Avionics Inc. DBA Araina Aviation