Aviation View | Volume 2, Issue 3

45 AVIATION VIEW VOLUME 2, ISSUE 3 GRANBURY REGIONAL A I RPORT dam, Lake Granbury was formed. It is a long, narrow lake that flows through the city and has become a beautiful and beneficial community asset. Granbury Regional Airport, itself, sits within the Granbury city limits – about a mile and a half away from the town square, making it very convenient for any type of travel. The airport property consists of a terminal building, 75 T-hangars, 13 patio-type hangars, and another nine large box hangars, some of which are currently occupied by tenants at the airport. There is also a flight school called “In The Pattern” (ITP), which rents hangar and office space. The single runway (14/32) is 3600 x 60 feet with an instrument approach and has a 3600-foot parallel taxiway. “It works well for general aviation,” admits Stewart, “but can be a problem for larger business-type jets – which is why we are rebuilding the airport and creating something new. We have been working on a three-phase project, and we are halfway through the last phase now, which is paving.” Installing new lights, fencing the electrical systems, and access roads have all been a part of phase three. The pavement is scheduled to be finished in August and the actual opening date for the new runway (01/19) is November 3rd. The runway will be 5200 feet and will be able to handle most business jets. Stewart reports, “We have several charter-type companies that bring people into Granbury because they own a second home on the lake, and it has been a challenge with the current runway. We think building the new runway alone will stimulate a lot of economic growth for the city, plus provide opportunities for companies that may want to put businesses at the airport. In that case, being a smaller field but being close to Dallas-Fort Worth might be seen as a good thing. We have had to displace the threshold by 600 feet while doing the