Skyport Aviation has taken over the operation of the former commercial aviation terminal at Mississippi’s Hawkins Field Airport (KHKS), near Jackson. The company purchased the former Hawkins Jet Center—the lone service provider on the field—late last year and had been operating from its 2,500-sq-ft terminal, which is attached to a maintenance hangar.
With this latest move—in partnership with Jackson Municipal Airport Authority—Skyport has moved its FBO operation into the 5,100-sq-ft airport terminal, which it will share with tenant PHI.
The complex has more than 100,000 sq ft of hangar space that can accommodate light jets and turboprops. Skyport v-p Andy Ochalek told AIN the company plans to invest several million dollars into the facility over the next few years for the construction of more hangars to handle ultra-long-range business jets and remodel the terminal. He said the company plans to keep the original FBO terminal for use by a possible tenant, such as a flight school.
Florida-based Skyport also operates the sole FBO at airports including Tampa Executive (KVDF) and Venice Municipal (KVNC), as well as in Jacksonville, North Carolina, at Albert Ellis Airport (KOAJ), and at Capital City Executive Airport in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.