b'30 OSH HANGARStechnique, with light-grade metal sheetingadjacent to the other two buildings and feature the same-size screwed onto a framework of metal girders.hangars. Crews built the four exterior walls first, andLooking further ahead, the airport plans to redevelop the site of then framed out and sheathed the individualits former commercial terminal, which is next to the new terminal. hangars inside. One possibility is large corporate hangars, Schell shares.Its a good construction method forTheres also about 300 feet of frontage on an old carrier parking buildings like this because they can beMIKE DUESTERBECK apron thats a very desirable site for redevelopment, he adds.built quickly and cost effectively, saysAnother improvement in the works is the Oshkosh Aviation Mike Duesterbeck, vice president of general contractor CardinalPark, an 80-acre business park on the south end of the Construction Co. The framing, sheathing, motors and manairfield that likely will house aerospace tenants. Utilities, roads, [pedestrian access] doors all came in one package. stormwater infrastructure and a taxiway connector to the airfield Onsite construction began in early 2023, and each buildingare already in place, making the project shovel-ready when the took about four to five months to complete.time is right. More to Come Together, these projects bode well for the airports future.The new hangar buildings follow on the heels of other infrastructureGeneral aviation airports really are only as good as their based projects in recent years. In 2020, OSH reconstructed its full parallelflying tenants and the businesses located at the airport, Schell taxiway for $8.5 million. In 2021, the airport replaced its oldreflects. Nothing lasts forever, so you need to keep reinvesting in commercial terminal with a new $5.5 million general aviation terminal.things like aging hangars that need replacement.Additional projects lie ahead, starting with more T hangars.He expects the newly built hangars to position OSH with a Construction of a nine-unit, airport-owned hangar building isstrong user base for the next 70 years of their lifecycle. Weve expected to begin this fall and end in 2026. Federal funds will payalso supplemented our long-term revenue stream from hangar for the majority of the $2.3 million facility, which will be locatedrentals for the next 70 years, he adds. Were well-positioned to serve our users for decades.EXPERIENCED | TIME-TESTEDFULLY INTEGRATED HANGAR & DOOR SYSTEMSHANGAR&DOOREXPERTS 1957 2023START TO FINISH EXPERTISESingle-source for Design, Manufacturing, & On-Site Services800.274.0144|FULFAB.COMSeptember 2025AirportImprovement.com'