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LVIA debuts new corporate hangar, boosts competitive advantage
Stacy Wescoe//July 27, 2020//
Hangar 11 is now open for business.
Lehigh Northampton Airport Authority officials cut the ribbon on a new $16.3 million Hangar 11, that will be used for corporate and general aviation.
The demand for corporate aircraft space is strong in the Northeast corridor, particularly among companies looking at places in the Valley, said Thomas Stoudt, executive director of LNAA.
With the new hangar LVIA can now compete with New Jersey airports in Teterboro and Morristown for corporate clients.
“Opening these hangar doors starts the next exciting chapter for general aviation at ABE. We are appreciative of the continual support from our regional delegation in Harrisburg. If you search the Northeast corridor, hangar space is extremely limited. We are confident that Hangar 11 delivers a competitive advantage in attracting new tenants which strengthens economic growth within the Lehigh Valley,” Stoudt said.
The hangar is equipped to accommodate the latest generation of corporate jets – up to the G-650, which is a 100,000-pound aircraft. The 54,000-square-foot hangar was funded, in part, by an $8.8 million grant from the PennDOT Bureau of Aviation.
“During very challenging times in aviation across the country, and especially in Pennsylvania due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the unveiling of Hangar 11 is an encouraging story that still shows the continued strong economic growth at the Lehigh Valley International Airport. The Bureau of Aviation’s Transportation Assistance Program has provided over $8.8 million for the site development, design, and construction of the hangar, apron, and adjacent parking lot,” said Anthony J. McCloskey, director of PennDOT Bureau of Aviation.
This is the first hangar constructed at ABE since 2006.
A number of regional companies participated in the construction of Hangar 11.
Grace Industries Inc. of Bath was the general contractor.
Boro Construction of King of Prussia handled electric. Guy M. Cooper Inc. of Willow Grove handled the plumbing and Shannon A. Smith Inc. of Myerstown handled the HVAC.
