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Illinois' Capital Airport Begins FBO Upgrade
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The project will see the relocation and refurbishment of the terminal, as well as reconstruction of its main hangars and direct roadway access.
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Illinois’ Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport broke ground last week on a more than $10 million slate of infrastructure improvements. Included in the project is a complete refurbishment of the FBO, which was acquired 18 months ago by Stellar Aviation. The project is expected to be completed by fall 2019.

Plans call for the relocation of the terminal to an existing building located between the main general aviation hangars. The renovated terminal will include pilot and passenger lounges, flight-planning room, conference facilities, café, and catering support facility. The 20,000-sq-ft and 12,000-sq-ft hangars, which can accommodate aircraft up to a Falcon 2000, will also be stripped down to the steel supports and rebuilt with new sidewalls, roofs, high-performance floor finishes, lighting, and heating systems. A new road entrance will also be built to serve the FBO complex.

“This project will result in a 'class A' terminal building along with upgraded hangar space to accommodate our operations,” said Stellar Aviation Group president Jonathan Miller. “Our intent is to match these first-class improvements with FBO services of the same caliber to support the government and business community, leisure travelers, and other visitors in this gateway to the capital of the great state of Illinois.”

Stellar also operates FBOs in Lantana, Florida, and Wilmington, Delaware.