Maintenance and Modifications
West Star Breaks Ground on Chattanooga MRO Expansion
Project includes a new 45,000-sq-ft hangar and 30,000-sq-ft hangar extension
West Star Aviation Chattanooga expansion groundbreaking
West Star Aviation broke ground February 19 on an expansion project that will add about 75,000 sq ft to its MRO facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. When completed in February 2027, the complex will span about 400,000 sq ft.

Business aircraft maintenance provider West Star Aviation on Wednesday afternoon broke ground on an expansion of its MRO facility at Tennessee’s Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (KCHA). According to the company, the project will increase the site to approximately 400,000 sq ft, with completion targeted for next February.

Under the expansion, 40,000-sq-ft Hangar 26 and an adjacent 15,000 sq ft of shop and office space will be added. The maintenance hangar will include an overhead crane, fall protection systems, dedicated fire-rated aircraft document storage rooms, and a customer lounge.