Business View Magazine | March 2021

63 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MARCH 2021 the upcoming year, they have 10 projects slated for development – a big part of which centers around the runway and the customs facility, as well as the Marshall Aviation School. They are also doing a sewer line expansion along eight acres of property to make that space available for expansion and development. As well as planning a QTA, Quick Turn Around, area for the rental car companies. There are even plans to move the airport maintenance facility to make room for a hotel. Keller shares, “One thing that Marshall University wanted to do was see if they could guarantee rooms at a hotel instead of having to build a residence hall. So we’ve conducted a feasibility study and I think we’ll probably have a 100 room hotel open by 2024 for Marshall students, as well as military and business traffic. Each project sort of ties in with the last, as we continue to develop. We are also in the process of creating an environmental impact statement for the runway 2-3 safety area and that project should MARSHALL UNIVERSITY One John Marshall Drive Huntington, West Virginia 25755 marshall.edu/aviation BILL NOE FLIGHT SCHOOL OPENS FALL 2021 AT YEAGER AIRPORT TAKE FLIGHT ,. - ./ &%)*(+ * &%/ "$'&+% $ %*/ &%)*(+ * &%/ " $ * &%/ + )* * &%/ * / , "&'$ %*/ & "/ % / * / &%)*(+ * &%/ % ""/ &%)*(+ * &%/ % / "&)+( / ! ('&(*/ , #&'$ %*/ ( %)$ )) &%/ % / (&! *)/ , , $*, , , ', #& , , , ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, , *, YEAGER A I RPORT start this summer. Because we are on top of a mountain, with cliffs at each end of the runway, you can imagine that having the best possible safety zone would just… feel better.” “What we are trying to create is a sort of one- stop shop,” adds Chris Williams, Public Affairs Manager for the Airport. “Where people can clear customs, they can get fuel, they can have work done if there are any issues with their plane, and maybe even do a little shopping and get a bite to eat. Yeager Airport is the perfect place for all your needs.”