Spread your wings in a new hanger
Flexibility provided by steel buildings will allow your business to take off as your fleet grows.
Canada’s vast geography could only be explored, developed and supplied with help from small and large aircraft. Exploration by flight transformed the landscape because cartographers and developers were able to traverse by air and photograph rugged undeveloped landscapes in hours that would have otherwise taken weeks to travel by land.
Although the days of exploration by air have evolved with the introduction of technology, air transportation remains a vital component for Canada’s economical sustainability; whether it’s for the movement of cargo, remote health care, business or recreational travel.
Supporting commercial enterprise in the aerospace industry requires a great deal of support in terms of technical maintenance, human expertise and logistics. This support includes well-built, durable hangars to house and protect an expensive investment in aircraft. Using pre-engineered steel systems for your construction is a smart affordable investment that accommodates your budget while helping to lower carbon emissions and support local manufacturing and jobs across Canada.
Superior steel engineering creates required open spaces
Hangars can be built as a single or multi-story structure using Summit Steel Buildings’ standard I-Beam building system. This flexible design accommodates large, wide-open spaces unimpeded by columns. Your facility will be purposely built with the administration, retail and operational working areas you need. Each building is completely customized to your specific needs and engineered to meet all local and international building codes.
“As the premier supplier of pre-engineered building systems in British Columbia and throughout the rest of Canada's provinces and territories, we have the experienced, dedicated engineering and construction teams to build your ideal aircraft hangar or wider aerospace facility,” says Darren Sperling, president of Summit Steel Buildings. “We understand the importance of our country’s aerospace industry and incorporate the latest innovation and technology to build what is needed to operate a successful operation – whether it be for defense fleets, commercial transport or training purposes.”
A new hangar is built quickly with most components being pre-cut and pre-drilled and then transported to the site. This means your construction time is much faster than with traditional materials, at significantly lower cost. Steel buildings’ higher strength-to-weight ratio means your building can withstand Canada’s harshest conditions, while keeping interior environments safe, warm and comfortable. Your hangar is custom created, whether it’s a 15,000 square foot facility, one that stores a dozen aircraft, or something much smaller.
Space is a critical concern for airports. Efficient working space needs to address operational and time management challenges in moving aircraft into position for takeoff and landings. Fitting multiple aircraft into a single hangar can be a costly accident waiting to happen when space is at a premium. Summit Steel Buildings offers a variety of building and roof shapes (BVE, AVS and AVC structures for example) that transform the dimensions and amount of space available for both aesthetic and practical reasons.
Aircraft facilities built for any pilot and any purpose
Summit Steel Buildings aircraft hangars are designed as a suitable facility for pilots regardless of their certification or classification. From private recreational pilots in single-prop aircraft to commercial single and multi-engine passenger jets, the company’s engineering team will work to build the ideal facility with all the vital components to keep your operation running smoothly. Your aircraft hangar or airport building will be designed and constructed to reflect your style and rich history of aviation.
Benefits of pre-engineered steel buildings for aircraft hangars:
- Cost effective contemporary design
- Protects with a durable, strong and secure rigid frame system
- Flexible floorplan designs with minimal pillars and posts
- Clear spans to more than 300 ft. (91.44m) wide
- Bay spans up to 40 feet (12.19m)
- Ideal temperature control for proper and safe fuel storage
As your aviation needs grow, so too should your facilities
Space shortages mean owned or leased aircraft take longer to refuel and are more cumbersome to repair and maintain. Imagine a floorplan that includes enough on-site area for your facility to include waiting lounges, retail shops, cafeterias, museums, tons of storage and conference and meeting rooms. Protective steel hangars are ideal for aircraft involved in commercial businesses (like crop dusting, surveying, aerial photography, cargo shipping and forest fire patrol) as well as for private transportation purpose. Whether you have one plane or helicopter or a fleet, you deserve to secure them in premium facilities.
Summit Steel Buildings is ready to get to work on building your ideal aircraft facility. Contact us for your free quote and to get started.
About the author
Frank Melo has a construction civil engineering technology and business background with over 25 years of experience as a business owner and contractor. He was born and educated in London, Ontario and now divides his time between projects primarily in Ontario and British Columbia. He can be contacted at Summit Steel Buildings at (778) 951-4766 or by email at frank.melo@summitsteelbuildings.com or through LinkedIn.
