Business View Magazine - Mar 2024

was a huge increase in the last two to three years. And so, we’ve realized the growth, we’ve realized the growth potential, and now we’re in the planning stages of preparing for that future growth.And we’re very excited about it here.” A GATEWAY TO THE COMMUNITY Positioned as a vital gateway to the surrounding communities, Rocky Mount-Wilson Airport finds itself amid an industrial boom and is actively preparing for its role. “Nash, Wilson, and Edgecombe counties are all tier one counties, with Nash County having the biggest industrial growth in the United States,” Moss details. “We’re in a prime location.We are primed for success here at Rocky Mount. We want to make sure that all of our footwork is done, and all of our planning is done, so that way as soon as businesses decide to make Nash, Wilson, and Edgecombe counties their home, we’re ready for them. We’ll be able to accept them immediately. Whether that’s building them a new hangar or being a part of our future industrial park that we’re very excited about.” INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES AND EXPANSION In line with this forward-thinking approach, Moss discusses the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) which is part of the larger master plan. He highlights the ongoing initiatives, including a partial parallel taxiway opposite the runway, with a significant ramp area. He notes that the Master Plan also shows the eventual development of a larger area, including the addition of hangars and office space. “Of course, our master plan is our next 10, 20, and 30 year plans. But we want it to reflect that, to show the growth that we could have,” he acknowledges. Asubstantial addition to RockyMount-WilsonAirport’s capabilities is a newly acquired 20,000-gallon Jet A tank. Moss relays, “This tank was put in to meet the uptick in traffic that we’ve been seeing here at the airport. We’ve had instances where we were concerned that we may run out of fuel before we could get another field truck delivery, and so to meet that demand, and to also meet the next demand that we’re going to get, we’ve put in this Jet A tank.” 187 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 11, ISSUE 03 ROCKY MOUNT-WI LSON REGIONAL AIRPORT