New Hangar Complex Opens at Vero Beach Regional Airport

With Florida experiencing a hangar shortage, real estate developer, FBO owner, and pilot Grayson Patterson has opened a new 13,000-sq-ft aircraft hangar complex at Vero Beach Regional Airport (KVRB), one of the Sunshine State’s most active general aviation airports.

The project—designed to accommodate a wide range of owner-flown aircraft and business aviation users—consists of three individual hangar bays, capable of accommodating up to a midsize business jet. Each is equipped with a 60-foot-wide by 18-foot-high door, epoxy-coated floors, high-output LED lighting, insulation, private restrooms, and air-conditioned office space.

While Patterson operates an FBO at Pennsylvania’s Erie International Airport/Tom Ridge Field (KERI), he has business ties to the Vero Beach area. He said the project comes at a time when demand for aircraft storage in the region continues to outpace supply, with a waiting list of more than 150 aircraft owners seeking hangar space.

“Vero Beach continues to be one of the most attractive business aviation markets in Florida,” Patterson told AIN. “The response to this project has reinforced our belief that additional hangar capacity is needed, and we’re excited to begin planning the next phase of investment in the region.”

Patterson has secured an additional five acres at the airport for future aviation development. Plans for the next phase are expected to focus on larger-scale hangar facilities capable of supporting heavy and super-midsize business jets, while also attracting maintenance, repair, and overhaul providers to the airport.

Located on Florida’s Treasure Coast, KVRB features two independent FBOs, on-airport U.S. Customs facilities, and a 7,313-foot primary runway capable of accommodating a broad range of business aviation traffic.