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General Aviation and Support Facilities
General Aviation Spread Out Over Three Quadrants
General aviation (GA) facilities are spread out across three
different quadrants on the Airport. Figure 14 and Table 7
shows data and facilities located in the north quadrant. Figure
4 shows general aviation facilities located in the east quadrant,
and Figure 13 shows hangar facilities in the south quadrant.
North Quadrant
The biggest GA tenant on the north quadrant, located
northwest of Runway 23, is Elliott Aviation. Elliott operates
several commercial hangars with adjoining office spaces within
the central complex. It occupies approximately nine acres of
ramp area.
Meredith Corporation, Principal Financial, and Mid America Jet
Center also occupy a portion of the general aviation facilities
located east of Elliott Aviation.
To the west of Elliott Aviation is the Federal Aviation
Administration’s (FAA) Airport Traffic Control Tower (ATCT),
accessible from McKinley Avenue. On the north side of
McKinley Avenue is the FAA Airway Facility Sector Office. The
Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) facility is located south
of Elliott Aviation.
Table 7
Existing North Quadrant Facilities
Des Moines International Airport
East Quadrant
North of the existing passenger terminal complex are FBOs
Signature Flight Support, and Des Moines Flying Services.
Cowles Drive, the main terminal access roadway, serves as the
public access ways to these tenants.
Figure 14
North Quadrant Overview
Des Moines International Airport
South Quadrant
Located to the west of the UPS sorting facility (Building 35) are
aircraft storage facilities. There are currently two 21,000 square
feet T-hangars (Buildings 37 & 39), one 7,800 square feet
corporate hangar (Building 40), and one 12,150 square feet
executive hangar, served by a surface parking lot, accessible via
South West 28 th Street.
Airport
Building
Number
Building Description
Building
Area
(square feet)
60 Principal Hangar 19,650
61 Airport North IDF Building 300
62 Meredith Flight Center 22,700
63 Airport Surveillance Radar (FAA Radar Tower) 1,920
64 Jet Center Hangar 22,500
65 Des Moines Schools Aviation Lab 14,400
66 Elliott Flying Service Executive Hangar 32,500
67 Elliott Flying Service FBO Hangars 23,310
69 Elliott Flying Service Hangar 24,200
70 Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting Facility (ARFF) 15,000
71 Elliott Aviation 37,170
72 FAA Airway Facility Sector 10,200
73 FAA Airport Traffic Control Tower 7,600
Sources: 2011 Airport Layout Plan, Foth Infrastructure & Environment .
2007 Master Plan report.
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TERMINAL AREA CONCEPT PLAN TECHNICAL REPORT
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