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Houston-area Airport Debuts New Hangar
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Sugar Land Regional Airport near Houston has introduced a new 38,000 sq-ft hangar to replace one removed during a taxiway relocation.
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GlobalSelect, the sole FBO at Houston-area Sugar Land Regional Airport (KSGR) has opened a 38,600-sq-ft hangar that brings the airport-operated facility to more than 82,000 sq ft of aircraft storage space. The $6.3 million project was the result of an FAA edict to remove an existing 40,000-sq-ft hangar as part of the $30 million relocation of 8,000-foot Taxiway A.
The replacement was designed with exterior features such as stucco-treated metal panels and a stone façade to integrate with the nearby 20,000-sq-ft FBO terminal. Its east-facing wall includes a series of 24-foot-tall arched windows so drivers on State Highway 6 can view the aircraft while stopped at the intersection. The interior is lit by energy-efficient, high-bay LED lights, while the five doors at the hangar opening can be opened independently or all at the same time to provide the line crew flexibility when moving aircraft. In addition, 70 new valet parking spaces are secured behind an access gate.
“We could have built another gray metal hangar like so many others, but asked ourselves, ‘why not be relentless trailblazers and create something spectacular?’” said Elizabeth Rosenbaum, director of aviation at KSGR. “This hangar is one of the many very recently completed projects that demonstrate our embrace of positive change.”
KSGR is also home to a 140,000-sq-ft Sky Harbour private hangar complex.