Sacramento Mather Airport Gets Second FBO Option

California’s Sacramento Mather Airport (KMHR) now has another service provider with the opening of the Mather Jet Center, which is under the same ownership as maintenance provider Mather Aviation. Victor Cushing is a 40-plus-year veteran in aviation maintenance with facilities at both KMHR and Modesto City–County Airport (KMOD), while partners Matt Bosco and Dan Kimmel are owners of Modesto Jet Center at KMOD.

Located within the Mather Aviation maintenance building, a 100,000-sq-ft hangar that once housed B-52s at the former air force base, the FBO—the newest addition to the Avfuel-branded dealer network—occupies 2,000 sq ft of terminal space on the ramp side of the building. It includes a passenger lobby, pilot lounge, and conference room, with onsite car rental.

Despite the size of the Mather Aviation facility—which also serves as a home to its Part 145 maintenance and avionics facility—the company anticipates building additional hangars because it is virtually at capacity with based, transient, and maintenance clients.

With its 11,300-foot main runway, KMHR is a popular tech stop for aircraft en route to Hawaii, and it is now the only Sacramento-area airport with a choice of fuel providers.

“This partnership marks exciting industry growth, and we look forward to expanding our services within the West Coast market,” said Joel Hirst, Avfuel’s senior v-p of sales. “We greatly appreciate this opportunity to partner with Mather Jet Center and look forward to collaborating with its team to support the needs of the general aviation community.”