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The Auburn Journal reported that scheduled improvements to the Auburn Airport are expected to help local businesses grow. City Manager Bob Richardson stated, “An airport does tend to draw business activity,” Richardson said. “They aid in the development of commerce in a number of ways. Having a strong airport actually creates a healthier general economy.”

Since 2008 Richardson said the city has added several new hangar rows and another is being planned right now. He said since then the airport has become the strongest growing municipal airport in Northern California. Richardson said in the future more hangars can be added as demand warrants and the city is also hoping to add a new commercial area with airport-related businesses on some currently vacant land.

Robb Moore, chief executive officer of ioSafe, which designs disaster-proof data storage safes and is located in the airport business park, said, for him, the airport is a necessity.

“I moved to Auburn because of the airport,” Moore said. “I’m a pilot. I’m a business owner. I’m raising a family. The airport allows me to access business all around the state. Moore said he thinks potential growth at the airport is all about how Auburn markets it, specifically to other business owners who, like him, moved from the Bay Area for the airport and foothills environment.

Auburn Municipal Airport Quick Facts

• The airport is made up of two entities: the airport itself and the Airport Industrial Park.

• Many projects at the airport are funded by grants from the Federal Aviation Administration and Cal Trans Division of Aeronautics.

• By law, the city does not make any money from the operation of the airport, but a portion of land lease revenues from companies in the industrial park comes back to the city. Land lease revenues from businesses on airport land go back to the airport.

• It is one of the most popular destination airports in Northern California and sees casual fliers most weekends.

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