Pacific Northwest Gets New FBO
Oregon’s Tillamook Airport unveiled a new $1 million FBO as part of a major upgrade to its facilities.

Oregon’s Tillamook Airport, located 75 miles from Portland and the state capital Salem, The new 3,200-sq-ft building, owned by the Port of Tillamook Bay, was paid for with state lottery and federal funding. It replaces a much smaller structure that also housed the airport office and radio equipment. The new building features a pilots’ lounge with flight-planning area, a kitchenette and an A/V-equipped 30-seat conference room. The airport-operated facility, which sees approximately 4,500 operations a year, is open from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and pumps approximately 15,000 gallons of jet-A annually; self-service fueling is available after hours. The non-tower airport has a 5,000-foot main runway that was recently repaved and painted. Drainage, signage and lighting were also recently improved. Those enhancements were funded by FAA and state transportation grants.