Aviation View | Volume 1, Issue 2

129 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 LARAMI E REGIONAL A I RPORT are also able to provide efficient fueling for both, and we also have room for more hangars right in the same area. It is great because as quickly as we develop growth opportunities, we are finding more and more businesses looking for space. Having direct access to the runway is a big draw. We have also recently hired full-time front desk staff and that makes us more accessible and certainly more helpful to those using the facility.” The expansion does not stop there, however. Terrell has begun the work of creating a Master Plan to map out the next 20 years. Working with Jviation – a planning, design, architecture, and construction administration firm that focuses solely on aviation-related projects – they are looking at what else might be possible in the future. “Jviation have been the engineer of record for Laramie Regional for some time,” says Terrell. “They provide us with great service and are helping us get things ready for growth. They are doing everything from the design of drainage systems, to parking lot development, to building oversight, and construction. So when we go to build new hangars, they’ll be involved in the engineering side of doing that as well. It is a great partnership.” There are other facets to the Laramie operation, too, including occasional military use. Most Air Force traffic flies out of Cheyenne, but helicopters have been known to refuel at Laramie. The University of Wyoming also operates the King Air Atmospheric Research Aircraft out of the airport and collects data by weather balloon and specialized aircraft. The University also flies their basketball and football teams out of the airport. Then there is the business park side of things. Laramie has both raw land ready for development and land which has already been prepared. Presently, there are 240 acres set aside for business and 125 acres already have water and sewer. The park currently has one commercial building and they are looking for