Texas Hill Country officials say an expansion of a local airport will attract major executive-level business leaders that will be an economic boon for the region.
On February 18, the Kerrville-Kerr County Joint Airport Board approved Kerrville Aviation’s request to build a 31,400-square-foot aircraft hangar and apron at its small joint municipal airport in the growing Hill Country retirement town.
The project has been in the works for more than five years, but in that time it has faced procedural delays, airport management changes and delays caused by the devastating July 4 flood.
A Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) filing, registered on February 27, shows that the long-awaited $1.375 million development will break ground on April 1, 2026. Construction work is scheduled to wrap up on December 1, 2026, though all construction timelines and TDLR details are subject to change.
The plans include a 12,000-square-foot aircraft hangar, a 14,000-square-foot apron, a 5,400-square-foot parking area and water and sewer lines. Thought the state filing says the project will cost $1.375 million, the city estimates it will cost between $2 million and $2.5 million when its complete.
Kerrville Aviation manages five other aircraft hangars at the airport. The private, family-owned business supplies the hangars, storage and other services required by air crafts.
Joseph Kennedy Jr., the president of the company, tells MySA that the new hangar will double the amount of private jets that fly in and out of and airport, which will draw more corporate interests, and potentially, investment executive types who could help the region continue its growth.
“It is a benefit to the community in that companies that wish to move to and develop in smaller, rural areas, which is becoming very popular right now, there’s a lot of companies that are moving to areas like Kerrville, Austin, places like that; they look for access to airports,” Kennedy said.
“Companies like Discount Tire, James Avery Craftsman, Walmart, they build in towns and cities where there is a nearby airport that can accommodate their aircraft when they’re here,” Kennedy added.
Kennedy said recently executives from Academy Sports + Outdoors used his airport facilities when flying in to negotiate a first-of-its-kind deal to bring a location to Kerrville.
“There’s a certain percentage of clientele that comes along with that growth in the area,” Kennedy said. “It makes it more enticing to choose a place like Kerrville.”
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