Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 1

152 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 Modern Welding Company The largest steel tank manufacturer in the United States can fulfil your needs for Aviation Fuel Storage Visit Modern Jet Center at OWB For Jet A and self-serve Avgas As the longest-standing tenant At Owensboro-Davies County Airport 800-922-1932 www.modweldco.com ABOVE GROUND TANKS • UNDERGROUND TANKS • PRESSURE VESSELS • STRUCTURAL AND CUSTOM FABRICATION constructed and completed in 1953, has been renovated frequently over the years with the last update occurring in 2012. Of course, plans for a future remodel are always on the wish list. On the horizon, OWB is also looking to collaborate with the Kentucky Department of Aviation to oversee the rehabilitation of a fair part of the terminal apron, which would help with commercial services. The latest construction project completed at the airport was the new, state-of-the-art aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) station, which is more than 15,000-square feet and is bound to become the emergency operations hub for western Kentucky. The building’s overall price tag came in around $6.5 million with 90% of the funding coming from the FAA. Another project recently completed at OWB is the rehabilitation of both Runway 18-36 and Runway 6-24. There are two fixed-base operators (FBO) at