Salina
Aviation Service Center
The
Salina Airport Authority has developed the SLN Aviation Service Center as a
premier location for aviation businesses.
Industry
leaders world-wide know the SLN Aviation Service Center has a winning
combination of elements that make it the best location for aviation
business.
These
elements include K-State's College of Technology and Aviation, pending
Foreign Trade Zone designation, state and local incentives, workforce
recruiting and training assistance, turnkey building design and
construction services, 100 percent project financing and more than 250
acres of available sites.
For
current industry needs, more than 480,000 square feet of hangar,
manufacturing and warehouse space is ready for immediate occupancy. Rental
rates are competitive with similar facilities throughout North America.
These
attributes, coupled with the Airport Authority's ability to finance more than
$40 million in construction for new aerospace & aviation businesses
make SLN a prime location for growth and productivity.
Developing
the SLN Aviation Service Center is a capital intensive job that involves
investment in both existing and new airport infrastructure. The Authority
has completed more than $5 million in improvements to airfield runways and
taxiways to keep the Salina Municipal Airport up-to-date with industry
expectations and federal requirements.
The
Location of Choice for Aviation Business
· Existing
hangar space available now.
· Competitive
lease rates.
· Capable
of global aerospace missions.
· Home of
the Kansas State University Aviation Department, and UAS Program Office.
· More
than 100 acres of developable MRO hangar sites.
· 12,300-foot
Runway 17-35 is able to accommodate all large, heavy freight and carrier
aircraft.
· As
"America's Fuel Stop" more than 7,000 business jets and 5,000
government and military aircraft fuel at KSLN annually.
· Local
and state economic development incentives.
· Aviation
and aerospace business friendly.
· Available
non-union workforce.
· Experienced
with aircraft testing and certification flight operations.
· Excellent
ATC facilities and service.
· Available
financing for new facility construction.
· Workforce
recruitment and training grants.
· Foreign
trade zone benefits.
· Ability
to build to suit.
