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London Oxford Airport has started work on a
brand new 4,440 sqm (47,787 sq ft) three-bay hangar in an
investment worth £3 million.
The new three-bay facility will offer
independent landside access, office space and car parking tailored
to clients’ requirements. It will be the largest single facility
built at the airport to date and when complete in December, it
will have increased the total hangarage at the airport by 78%
since 2005 to 240,500 sq ft (78,000 sqm).
Each of
the three bays in the new Hangar No 14 measures 37 metres (depth)
by 40 metres (width), enabling it to comfortably accommodate
Global Express or Gulfstream 550 aircraft or typical ‘regional’
airliners such as the ATR72, BAE 146/Avro RJ Series and Q400. The
new hangar will feature vertical lifting Megadoors measuring 32
metres by nine metres’ clear opening.
London Oxford
Airport is currently home to five EASA 145 maintenance
organisations (EBAS, PremiAir, Eurocopter, AirMed and Oxford
Aviation Academy) and eight AOC charter operators. It also plays
host to several hundred pilots, engineers and other professionals
in the general and business aviation industry.
“This new facility
will provide much needed space for both established business
looking to expand and as an attractive and cost effective base for
new tenants looking to relocate their aircraft,” said James
Dillon-Godfray, Business Development Director.
Oxford Airport, with its enhanced fire and rescue capability - now
at Cat 6 - continues to see a steady increase in the use of larger
and newer business aviation types including the Gulfstream G550
and Falcon 7X, the latter operated by Netjets. Hangar 8, the
airport’s largest operator, is now supporting nine Hawker
aircraft, two Falcon 2000s and recently accepted the first Hawker
4000 into the UK. London Oxford Airport will also welcome
Embraer’s new long range Legacy 650 later this year, the first in
the UK to accept the aircraft.
“Our owners are
determined to maximise their investment at this increasingly
popular business aviation airport and with a clear and increasing
demand for more hangarage facilities in the UK we are delighted to
be moving ahead with these new developments,” added Steve Jones,
Managing Director, London Oxford Airport.
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