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Hampton Roads Executive Airport Continues its Growth

June 1, 2008

Hampton Roads Executive Airport has been extremely busy building, designing and planning various projects over the past few years.

These projects, which include a runway expansion, new terminal building, new T-hangars, new corporate hangars, an air freight complex and an aviation business park have increased the airport’s usage and visibility in the region and has also positioned the airport to allow for continued growth to meet the demands of the Hampton Roads’ population and industry boom.

The airport is currently completing its environmental mitigation piece for its runway expansion. This project, which will lengthen the runway from 4,000 to 5,350 feet, began back in 2001 with the acquisition of land. The airport received its environmental approval in June 2007, and the expansion project is expected to be completed within three years.

“The growth of the area deemed a longer runway essential to the success of the airport,” said Steve Fox, Principal Hampton Roads Executive Airport, “and this expansion will also mean a safer runway for takeoffs and landings.”

The airport recently submitted its new terminal design plans to the City of Chesapeake for approval and the hope is to begin construction in the fall of this year with completion planned for fall of 2009. This new terminal will include a pilot’s lounge, passenger lobby, conference room as well as the airport’s administrative offices.

An additional part of the airport’s long-term growth plan was completed earlier this spring when the airport unveiled its 50 new oversized T-hangars. These hangars, featuring 14-ft. high insulated electric bi-fold doors, were built in two phases - the first phase of 20 hangars have all been rented and the second phase of 30 hangars will be available soon.

In January 2008, the airport completed construction on its six new corporate hangars and they are all rented at present time. These hangars offer more space to its occupants than traditional T-hangars.

Hampton Roads Executive Airport is also hoping to add two additional features to help it sustain its growth and to meet the needs of the community; an air freight complex and an aviation business park.

The site plan for the air freight complex has been approved and its design proposes a 40,000-sq. ft. warehouse style building that can be subdivided into four 10,000-sq. foot pieces if needed. Construction of this complex is scheduled to begin within a few months with a mid-2009 tentative completion date.

“A small scale air freight operation would be a perfect fit for our air freight complex,” said Fox.

There are also plans for an aviation business park to be built on an adjacent 200-acre parcel of airport land as part of a five-year plan. This aviation business park, which is currently in the initial study phase, would consist of two or more warehouses that could be leased out to aviation research, transportation or related businesses. Initial plans include a 325,000-sq. ft. building and a second building measuring 357,000-sq. feet.

Hampton Roads Executive Airport has also added seven other buildings in the last seven years and currently has 219 based planes. It is a public use, privately owned reliever airport that is centrally located in Hampton Roads at the intersection of I-64, I-664, I-264 and Route 58 and is home to 15 aviation related businesses.

For more information, please contact Peggy at Hamton Roads Executive Airport, 757-465-0260, or www.hamptonroadsexecutiveairport.com.