{"id":36372,"date":"2026-08-30T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/?p=36372"},"modified":"2026-08-30T16:00:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T16:00:01","slug":"fairview-municipal-airport-celebrates-completion-of-new-aircraft-hangars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/news\/airports\/fairview-municipal-airport-celebrates-completion-of-new-aircraft-hangars\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Fairview Municipal Airport Celebrates Completion of New Aircraft Hangars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The City of Fairview, Fairview Municipal Airport and the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) celebrated the completion of three new aircraft hangars with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fairview Municipal Airport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The $1.86 million project added three 60-by-60-foot box hangars, significantly expanding aircraft storage and operational capacity. The $1.86 million project added three 60-by-60-foot box hangars, significantly expanding aircraft storage and operational capacity. One of the new facilities will serve as the production home for Bearhawk Aircraft following their recent relocation to the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cBringing our business back home to Fairview is a deeply personal milestone. With the incredible backing of the state, we\u2019ve built a hangar facility to expand Bearhawk\u2019s manufacturing and builder-assist programs,\u201d said Virgil Irwin, owner of Bearhawk Aircraft. \u201cThis ribbon cutting is more than a company milestone \u2014 it\u2019s a celebration of returning to my roots and contributing to Major County.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project also included new concrete apron and taxiway access, drainage improvements, pavement markings and other supporting site work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is exactly the kind of investment we want to see at Oklahoma\u2019s community airports,\u201d said ODAA Executive Director Grayson Ardies. \u201cWe\u2019re adding needed infrastructure, creating room for aviation businesses to grow and helping communities like Fairview turn their airports into stronger economic assets. The fact that these new facilities are already supporting business expansion demonstrates the real impact of investing in our statewide airport system.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fairview Municipal Airport serves as an important transportation and economic asset for the community and surrounding region. Investments in hangars and airfield infrastructure help airports retain locally based aircraft, accommodate additional aviation activity, and provide the facilities needed to attract and support aviation-related businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The three new hangars each feature a 60-foot-by-60-foot footprint and large bi-fold aircraft doors designed to accommodate a range of general aviation aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis project represents another important step forward for Fairview Municipal Airport and our community,\u201d said Fairview Vice Mayor Chuck Lipps. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to welcome Bearhawk Aircraft back home and excited about what these new hangars can mean for future growth at the airport. Investments like this strengthen Fairview\u2019s ability to support local businesses, attract new opportunities and continue building for the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The project was developed through a partnership involving the City of Fairview, the Federal Aviation Administration, and ODAA, and builds on ongoing efforts to ensure Oklahoma\u2019s community airports have the infrastructure needed to serve pilots, businesses, and residents while supporting economic opportunity across the state.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The City of Fairview, Fairview Municipal Airport and the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics (ODAA) celebrated the completion of three new aircraft hangars with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fairview Municipal Airport. The $1.86 million project added three 60-by-60-foot box hangars, significantly expanding aircraft storage and operational capacity. The $1.86 million project added three 60-by-60-foot […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[33,56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-36372","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-airports","category-oklahoma"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36372","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36372"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36372\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36374,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36372\/revisions\/36374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36372"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36372"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stateaviationjournal.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36372"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}