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Wilson Air Center opens FBO at CHA

By Janice Wood · August 24, 2011 ·

Wilson Air Center opened its FBO at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) earlier this month.

The facility includes a newly built 9,000-square-foot executive terminal, an office complex, hangar facilities, ramp and self-serve fuel farm.

CHA Ramp Close Up The new terminal includes a lobby complete with fireplace, integrated coffee bar, an executive conference room, and a business center. The facility also features a pilot’s lounge with two private snooze rooms, private shower for flight crews, and bicycles for pilot use.

A Grand Opening event held at the facility on August 11 brought out more than 250 Chattanooga community and business leaders from the area. The event featured a silent auction that raised nearly $11,000 for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and the 400 Chattanooga families who have undergone treatment there.

The CHA FBO joins other Wilson Air Centers in Memphis, Charlotte, and Houston. For more information on Wilson Air Center–Chattanooga, call 423-855-2299. For more information on Wilson Air Centers’ other locations: WilsonAir.com

About Janice Wood

Janice Wood is editor of General Aviation News.

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