Florida FBO Adds Hangar, Terminal Facility

Apex Executive Jet Center, one of three service providers at Florida’s Orlando Melbourne International Airport, has unveiled a 28,000-sq-ft hangar with an additional 8,400 sq ft of office space and upscale pilot and passenger lounge on the ground floor and an additional 2,000 sq ft of space on the mezzanine.

The new structure, part of a $3.5 million Phase I upgrade, which includes 60,000 ft of ramp, brings the Avfuel-branded facility (formerly Baer Air) to 52,000 sq ft of storage, capable of sheltering aircraft up to a Gulfstream G650.

“In 2015 when we came to take a look at the existing facility for sale, other potential buyers saw runways, but we saw potential,” said company president Gary Hall. “We are keeping pace with this incredible airport’s growth.”

The existing FBO terminal will serve as home to Apex’s new FAA-certified air ambulance services. Phases two and three will add 24,500 sq ft of hangar space and 53,000 sq ft of ramp to accommodate the company’s maintenance division and extend aircraft parking.