Clay Lacy Aviation Adds To Its VNY Apron

As the first phase of a $10 million development plan, Clay Lacy Aviation has opened 2.5 acres more ramp space at its Van Nuys (Calif.) Airport FBO, expanding the space available for overnight parking and aircraft positioning and reducing the need for towing. The upgrade project, which will encompass six acres in total, is aimed at creating the Los Angeles area’s best and most secure private aviation complex. According to the company, the physical orientation of planned buildings, combined with refurbishment of existing facilities, will all be directed toward that goal. 

“We are excited that significant progress is being made toward completion of our much anticipated south campus,” said Brian Kirkdoffer, president and CEO of the 47-year-old company. “Every detail of our new and improved facilities has been designed with the privacy, comfort and safety of our clients in mind.”

Work on the project began in February and by the time it concludes next summer it will include another acre of apron, a new 63,000-sq-ft hangar capable of sheltering ultra-long-range business jets, 21,000 sq ft of office space and an indoor glass-enclosed event space showing Clay Lacy's Learjet 23, the first business jet to land at Van Nuys Airport in 1964.