Pennsylvania FBO Completes Major Expansion

L.J. Aviation, one of two providers at Arnold Palmer Regional Airport in Latrobe, Pa., has completed construction of a 30,000-sq-ft hangar, capping off a year-long $6.5 million expansion program at the family-owned FBO. With its 51-foot-high doors the new hangar can accommodate a Boeing Business Jet, part of the flock of approximately 40 turbine-powered aircraft to call the FBO home. It now has 125,000 sq ft of heated hangar space, including a 20,000-sq-ft structure the company bought and refurbished as a new base for its maintenance operation, adding 4,000 sq ft of offices to the hangar as part of the renovation process. Along with the expansion, L.J. also added 70,000 sq ft of ramp, bringing it to approximately 200,000 sq ft of apron at the airport.