East Taxilanes Reclamation, City of Willmar, Minnesota
Surface drainage would pond on each taxilane and eventually back up into each hangar.
The funding involved creative financing through borrowing federal non-primary entitlement funds, MnDOT matching funds, and four Minnesota airports borrowing the city money to be paid back over a four-year period.
The City of Hawley wanted to increase the revenue generated at their airport to serve a variety of aircraft. A T-hangar was considered but required local costs be kept to a minimum in order to meet market rental rates for hangars. Bolton & Menk developed the layout and funding package for an 8-unit T-hangar with 48-foot doors with local funding participation at only 5 percent. The larger doors allow the hangar to service a greater number of aircraft, thereby increasing demand for the hangar space. The funding involved creative financing through borrowing Federal Non-Primary Entitlement funds, MnDOT matching funds, and four Minnesota airports lending the city money to be paid back over a four-year period. The low outlay of local funds allowed the airport to set competitive market hangar rates to fill the space. Thus, the hangar will serve a broad group of aircraft creating the opportunity for the city to have full capacity. The highly sought-after T-hangar facility provides added revenue for future improvement projects at the Hawley Municipal Airport.
Surface drainage would pond on each taxilane and eventually back up into each hangar.
The new terminal building enables Des Moines Flying Service to accommodate its growth and a
Bolton & Menk worked with the FAA to reconfigure the taxiways so taxilanes in both
To minimize the length of time the airport was without an operational instrument approach, proper