Aviation View Jan 2023

25 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 2, ISSUE 4 HAGERSTOWN REGIONAL A I RPORT office space. They also provide aircraft rental, maintenance, repair and inspections, aviation fuel, computerized weather information, and pilot supplies. Hagerstown Flight School provides flight training, while V1 Aeronautics offers flight training, air tours, and FAA testing. The airport is also home to a large base of operations for the Sierra Nevada Corporation, the Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics education program for FAA-approved Aviation Maintenance Technicians, and a Redbird Simulator operated by SimFly (a producer and supplier of flight training materials and flight simulators). “Hagerstown is uniquely situated in that we have that rural setting and lots of green and open space,” says Eshleman, “yet we have a commercial airport here in our community. So, it is a different travel experience when you fly with us versus a large airport hub. It is just a slower pace and easier experience. We’re right off Interstate 81, we have free parking, and you go for improving the airport. I hope that we can cooperatively work together to promote the benefits of HGR – and help the airport and its tenant organizations ascend to new heights.” Doran’s experience and passion for aviation will help to propel HGR into a prosperous future. Sitting on 693 acres, HGR has two runways: 7,000 by 150 feet with a precision approach capability, and a crosswinds runway at 3,165 by 100 feet. Both runways have a full, parallel taxiway and, although mainly a General Aviation facility, Allegiant Air flies commercially to Orlando/Sanford International Airport, and has seasonal flights to St. Petersburg/Clearwater and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. There are 141 aircraft based at Hagerstown Regional and more than 20 aviation-related businesses. The Fixed Base Operator, Rider Jet Center, offers over 40,000 square feet of heated hangar space and 10,000 square feet of