State Aviation Advisory Committee Member Spotlight


We are featuring Mark VanLoh in this issue of the ShowMe Flyer. Mark is one of fourteen members cur- rently serving on the State’s Aviation Advisory Com- mittee.


As director of aviation for the Kansas City Aviation Department, Mark oversees all aspects of the man- agement, development, operation and maintenance of Kansas City International Airport and Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Mark is responsible for more than 500 employees and annual revenues over $100 million.


Prior to his tenure in Kansas City, Mark served with the Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport Authority where he had been president and chief executive officer since 2001. Before his position in Chattanooga, Mark was commissioner of airports for Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, from 1998 to 2001. Before taking the top position in Cleveland, Mark served as the director of airports for the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority in Toledo, Ohio, and the director of aviation for the Greater Rockford Airport Authority in Rockford, Illinois.


Along with experi- ence at a number of commercial service airports, Mark also has experience and a great working knowledge of general aviation airports. Under his leadership and the direction of Airport Man- ager Mike Roper, Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport recently com-


pleted $70 million worth of capital improvements.


The program began in 2005 and included a $28 mil- lion project to resurface both airport runways and add EMAS to the runway safety areas, a $20 million hangar project, $17 million for runway safety area improvements and $1 million for a new general avia- tion terminal.


The hangar project removed 40 old T-hangars and replaced them with 96 new units, including 12 box hangars with radiant floor heating. This project included 20 acres of support pavement, an “avgas” self-fueling station and an aircraft wash structure. The general aviation terminal provides amenities for pilot flight planning, showers, office and lounging. This new development provides an attractive facility with added aircraft storage capacity and services.


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