Story ID: 314
Miami-Area FBO Set to Debut New Development
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: Opa-Locka Executive-based Fontainebleau Aviation’s new expansion project will nearly double the size of the service provider’s complex.
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With its new $22-million FBO expansion slated to open this month at Florida’s Opa-Locka Executive Airport, Fontainebleau Aviation is here as part of the Phillips 66 contingent (Booth 4639) to give showgoers a preview. Its original facility was completed in 2007 as the flight department for parent company Turnberry Associates, and it became a full service FBO in 2012.

The new project, which took two years to build, includes a 15,000-sq-ft terminal with a 1,000-sq-ft pilot’s lounge and four private crew lounges, gym with shower facility, two a/v-equipped conference rooms seating eight and 16 respectively, a 50-person capacity training room, kitchen, package storage room, onsite car rental, crew cars, valet and concierge, along with 30,000 sq ft of office space. An additional pair of 35,000-sq-ft hangars, capable of sheltering aircraft up to a BBJ, were built, bringing the location’s aircraft storage to 235,000 sq ft. Also newly-added was a 12,000-sq-ft arrivals canopy with a 150-foot span capable of protecting a BBJ-size airplane. In all, the new development brings the complex to more than seven acres, with plenty of room left for any future expansion.

According to the company, one of three service providers at the Miami-area airport, it will retain its current 2,000-sq-ft terminal for the exclusive use of its based customers, providing more intimate service and “creating a country club experience” while at the FBO.

Fontainebleau also offers maintenance at a Part 145 repair station through sister company Precision Aircraft Maintenance, as well as aircraft detailing.