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Ross Aviation Adds To Alaska Footprint
By: Curt Epstein
Caption: The purchase of Alaska Aerofuel in Fairbanks joins Anchorage as the service provider's Alaskan entry points to the U.S.
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Ross Aviation has bolstered its network with the addition of Alaska Aerofuel, the lone full-service FBO at Fairbanks International Airport, the company announced today. Specializing in quick turns, the location is a major tech stop for aircraft traveling between Asia and North America.

As such it is the only FBO in the state with on-site U.S. Customs and Immigration service available 24 hours a day, and its 4,750-sq-ft terminal offers a pilots' lounge with snooze room, a 10-seat conference room, business center, shower, and laundry facilities. It has four acres of ramp space along with an 18,000-sq-ft heated hangar that can accommodate aircraft up to a G550.

“Fairbanks has long been known as a premier tech stop location, much like Anchorage, its neighbor to the south, where Ross Aviation also operates two FBOs,” said company president and CEO Jeff Ross, adding the facility will maintain its name and leadership. “We look forward to complementing our presence in Alaska with Fairbanks, where our customers will now have a choice as to where to clear U.S. Customs and Immigration when traveling inbound to the United States.” For the company, this addition represents its seventh location, all in the U.S.