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AUTHOR Joe Petrie
HANGAR:
SCOTTSDALE FINDS GROWTH SOLUTION IN
TIGHT
QUARTERS
Scottsdale Airport (SCF) is a general aviation reliever
airport located in the heart of Scottsdale, Ariz. Due to its
location, ease of access and competitive amenities, the airport is
an ideal choice for business and leisure travelers which presents
an issue of finding additional hangar space.
The airport recorded 195,852 takeoffs and landings in 2020.
It has around 460 based aircraft at the airport and within the
surrounding airpark area. The continued projected growth
meant the airport has to accommodate more tenants, so they
opted to build 14 new box hangars.
Sarah Ferrara, aviation planning and outreach coordinator
for Scottsdale Airport said stakeholders from across the airport
discussed a solution. They decided to install the buildings on
the current site for the North General Aviation Box Hangars.
" Basically, we just didn't have a whole lot of airport
property available, " she said. " It came down to the point
that we don't have a lot of different areas to put this. "
The development plan looked to build 14 box hangars in
two phases. The construction of seven contiguous box hangars,
f LOCATION: Scottsdale Airport
fPROJECT: North General Aviation Box Hangars
fCOST: $8 million
fCOMPLETION: December 2020
fKEY PARTICIPANTS: DWL Architects+Planners,
Mead & Hunt, Sun Eagle
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Scottsdale Airport decided to develop
individual executive box hangars on the
western edge of the Kilo ramp as the best
option for addressing space needs.
DWL ARCHITECTS
each dimensioned at 62 feet wide by 47 feet deep began in
fall 2019 and was completed in December. The other seven
hangars are currently under construction with an anticipated
completion in October.
The airport is well developed and is virtually landlocked.
Airport officials expect more growth, more operations and
more economic opportunity spurred from the airport. This
necessitates the need for airport and city officials to be creative
and find ways to accommodate additional aircraft.
Michael Braun, vice president, of DWL Architects +
Planners Inc., said the firm was tasked with bringing in a
simple, efficient and cost-effective design for the new hangars
so the airport could price out and find tenants.
The hangars are located on the northwest side of the
airport, which was previously an underutilized tiedown space.
It was the only viable space for the project although there were
challenges with fitting the structures in, Braun said. It's right
up against the property line, against the taxiway and against
the building restriction line.
" You want to respect the property lines, the FAA
regulations for safety and also, we're building an asset for the
aviation community, " Braun said. " We want to make sure
we're getting the most aircraft and the biggest aircraft we can
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