Business View Magazine | March 2020

199 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2020 maintenance and fueling services here; we have Kalamazoo Aircraft that does maintenance on the smaller GA aircraft; we have Duncan Aviation that serves transient aircraft and does fueling operations; we’ve got a fueling co-op onsite, as well, which is a second option for fueling. We have good services and our location is really good for general aviation aircraft.” The Airport’s most recent renovation project was the repaving of its main commercial runway, 17/35, in the summer of 2019. “It was the first time it was done in 20 years,” Woodin recounts. “We were closed to commercial traffic for 16 days to do this project. Moving forward, we are pushing hard to get approval to extend that runway at least a thousand feet. Right, now, we’re in the study phase; we’re looking at environmental, noise, and other impacts to determine the feasibility of actually doing that. Extending that runway also means doing some land swaps with some community partners and moving a railroad trunk. The FAA has helped to Experience. Unlike any other. PROUDLY SERVING KALAMAZOO INTENATIONAL AIRPORT WITH FBO LINE, FUEL, PILOT AND HOSPITALITY SERVICES. Owned and operated by the Duncan family since our founding in 1956, Duncan Aviation is well-known and respected by operators, manufacturers and other service providers worldwide for our quality, work ethic and expertise. Hangar Space Available in Kalamazoo, MI (KAZO) KALAMAZOO INT’L AIRPORT +1 269.343.2548 VISIT US ONLINE duncanaviation.com THE KALAMAZOO/BATTLE CREEK INTERNAT IONAL A I RPORT