In a ceremony yesterday, Detroit-area FBO Pentastar Aviation broke ground on a hangar development at Michigan’s Oakland County International Airport (KPTK) where it has had a presence since 1990, when it relocated form nearby Willow Run Airport. The greenfield “Hangar 1964” project, a nod to the year Pentastar was founded—initially as Chrysler Motor Company’s flight department—will occupy one of the last remaining undeveloped plots of land at KPTK. The six-acre plot acquired by Pentastar was part of a failed development project during the mid-2000s and includes three acres of ramp.
With an estimated cost of more than $11 million, the complex will include a pair of 25,000-sq-ft hangars bracketing a two-story 5,800-sq-ft lounge/office area for tenants. Given the latest changes to NFPA 409 requirements for foam fire suppression in Group 2 aircraft hangars, the company is in negotiations with the local fire authority for a variance to install 30-foot high doors on the hangars. When complete, the additions will bring Pentastar to more than 200,000 sq ft of aircraft storage space.
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