Board approves budget to renovate Yeager Airport
May 2, 2011, 02:04 pm
The governing board of the Yeager Airport in Charleston, West Virginia approved a large-scale renovation project in April 2011. The project is the first upgrade to its general aviation terminal in 16 years.
Rick Atkinson, the director of the board, told the Charleston Gazette that "it will probably take a little more than $500,000 to completely renovate the general aviation terminal." The board plans to refinance a loan on the common hangar to free up about $300,000 for the project.
The project's intention is to promote the airport to corporate passengers as well as to improve its overall functionality and efficiency. Yeager's flight operations have dropped about 20 percent, largely due to the increase in aviation-grade gasoline that is typically used to fuel private, piston-driven planes.
The construction of a walkway canopy, which will connect the parking garage and the passenger terminal, is already underway and should be completed by the middle of May.
The airport's runways have already undergone some construction, but the news source reports that new runway lights will be installed over the summer. Construction projects can create unexpected hazards, so aviators should consider protecting themselves with pilot insurance.
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