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COLLIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT RENAMED MCKINNEY NATIONAL AIRPORT The McKinney, TX City Council has approved changing the name of Collin County Regional Airport to McKinney National Airport. The decision follows the city’s purchase of airport assets and the start of city operations as the airport’s Fixed Base Operator (FBO),McKinney Air Center. “The new name refl ects the status of McKinney National
Airport as one of the premier general aviation airports in the country,” says McKinney Mayor Brian Loughmiller. “Fewer than three percent of the nation’s 2,953 general aviation airports are considered national airports under criteria established by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).”
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airport includes very high levels of activity with many jets and multi-engine prop planes using the airport and approximately 200 totally based aircraft including 30 jets. “This is a designation the airport has already earned,”
says City Manager Jason Gray. “Our ultimate goal is to create one of the fi nest airports in the country that will be a favored destination for aircraft coming to North Texas and for companies and individuals looking to base aircraft in the region.” The airport FBO, McKinney Air Center, off ers a wide
variety of services including 24-hour fuel and ramp services, catering, courtesy and crew cars, fl ight planning and weather facilities, on-site auto rental, private crew lounge, sleep room and showers, and U.S. Customs on-site. A contract FAA Control Tower and a fi re station equipped with specialized crash rescue equipment and specially trained aircraft fi re and rescue fi refi ghters provide additional safety for airport users. “Fuel sales are a major revenue source at the airport,” says
Ken Wiegand, McKinney National Airport Director. “By providing that and ancillary services, the city will generate revenue to fund improvements to the airport to lure additional corporate aircraft and business to our city.” “McKinney National Airport is a major attraction when
recruiting corporations to McKinney. The new name better describes the signifi cant role our airport plays in America’s aviation industry and the major economic driver the airport is and will be for our area,” says Jim Wehmeier, President and CEO of the McKinney Economic Development
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