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Signature Flight Opens 'World’s Largest FBO' at SJC

Signature Flight Support's new San Jose FBO includes a 60,000-sq-ft hangar that can fit two 767s.

Signature's San Jose facility opened for business late last year, and the facility now stands ready to serve the influx of traffic headed to the region for next month's Super Bowl. (Photo: Matt Thurber)

By Matt Thurber • Editor-in-Chief

January 26, 2016

Yesterday, Signature Flight Support celebrated the grand opening of its newest FBO at Mineta San Jose International Airport (SJC) in the heart of Silicon Valley. Claimed to be the world’s largest FBO, the facility is built on 29 acres, for which Signature holds a 50-year lease. There are 18.5 acres of ramp space, which will be pressed into service in less than two weeks as visitors begin flying in for Super Bowl 50 in nearby San Francisco, including the team airplanes for the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos and an estimated 150 additional business aircraft.

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