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American Aviation to expand at Brooksville'Tampa Bay Regional Airport; EAA chapter told it must relocate from aging hangar
Summary
The county approved a multi-phased expansion plan and land-lease amendments for American Aviation, which will demolish an aging EAA hangar to open space for new corporate hangars. EAA chapter leaders urged the county to find replacement space and expressed concern about rent increases once the hangar is replaced.
Airport tenants and county officials told the Board of County Commissioners on April 8 that American Aviation, the fixed-base operator at Brooksville'Tampa Bay Regional Airport, will pursue a three-phase hangar expansion and requested county lease amendments to permit the work.
Why it matters: The airport owner and the county said the expansion would support jobs and capital investment at the airport but would require removal of an aging Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) hangar currently located on the property. EAA Chapter 1298 leaders appealed to the board to help them find alternate space on the field.
What the county presented: Economic development staff said American Aviation plans to add three new hangars and lease roughly six acres in phases through 2025'27, a project that would…
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