Business View Magazine September 2018

198 199 http://campbelloil.net AVGAS l JET FUEL l REFUELER TRUCKS l TANK SERVICE Tori Martin torim@campbelloil.net 910.862.3750 P.O. Box 637 Elizabethtown, NC 28337 We provide a full line of petroleum products to residential or commercial consumers primarily in Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Virginia, with the ability to service other states as well. With over 70 years of experience, we know that we have the people, products, and knowledge to provide our customers with the exemplary service you deserve. SERVING FOR OVER 70 YEARS CAPE FEAR REGIONAL JETPORT minal building and to run a one-mile sewer line down to the location of the building,” Franklin reports. “We got another $2 million to finish the project correctly. That’s $5.5 million for the termi- nal, and the sewer and water line.We’re moving our terminal from the east side to the west side. We have a big ramp over there, but it’s not large enough. So, we’ll be picking up another large grant to include that ramp space area. That ramp’s going to be over ten acres.” Franklin adds that he will also be building more hangar space. “We’re now building a 140X70- ft. hangar, that’s filled up.We have a lot of sun, we have salt air, and we have sand, and they’re all detrimental to aircraft. So, we need hangars. Luckily, the FAA is now allowing us to take grant money and build hangars. If you’re going to give airports money, give them something they can generate revenue with–hangars and fuel farms. Out of the $5.5 million, I’m building a 100X100- foot hangar for another eight airplanes. I could fill no less than 40 hangars if I wanted to.” Franklin believes that the Jetport’s success is largely due to its location, its geography, and its climate. “We have a four to six-month season,” he states. “In the winter time, the weather is the same as many more southern points, but in the summer, it’s ten to twelve degrees cooler because of its location near the Gulf Stream.We’re the closest thing to a California climate on the east coast.” He also expects the airport to continue to grow, and has plans to purchase an additional 26-46 acres on its west side, to add to its 185-acre foot- print, in order to accommodate more visitors who continue to come from all parts of the country for the good weather, the county’s 39 executive golf courses, the fishing, and the area beaches. “It’s a very, very unique location, with this south-facing beach,” he declares. “You can stand on our beach in the morning with a cup of coffee and see the sun come up over the ocean, and in the evening you can stand on the beach with a glass of wine and see the sun go down over the ocean.We’re truly an undiscovered resort area.” PREFERRED VENDOR n Campbell Oil Company www.campbelloil.net