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Airport hangars near completion; taxiway rehab and airfield lighting projects underway or planned
Summary
Airport manager Andrew Wiers said three hangar developments (about 27,000 sq ft combined) are roughly 95% complete with substantial completion expected Dec. 15, a Georgia Forestry Commission tenant set to occupy one hangar, taxiway rehab (~$1.7M) is 75% complete with a Dec. 28 target, and a $1.2M federal grant-funded airfield lighting rehab is scheduled to start in March 2026.
Andrew Wiers, Dalton's airport manager, briefed the council on airport capital work. He said three hangar projects — including a 10-bay T-hangar and two larger hangars — together add roughly 27,000 square feet of hangar space and are approximately 95% complete, with substantial completion targeted for Dec. 15. One hangar tenant will be the Georgia Forestry Commission, which will base firefighting aircraft in Dalton.
Wiers said the hangars will "bring in about $150,000 in additional revenue for the airport," including fuel sales and added ad valorem tax revenue, strengthening the airport's operating budget and reducing reliance on local tax dollars.
On airfield pavement, Wiers described a $1,700,000 taxiway rehab (with a $434,000 local match) that is about 75% complete and expected to finish by Dec. 28; work included mandated FAA changes at connectors and fillets to improve aircraft turning clearance. He also described a planned $1.2M airfield electrical and lighting rehab awarded to a contractor with a federal grant and a small local match; that lighting project is estimated to begin March 2026.
