By John Greer
Aviation Division
Things have changed at the Slaton Municipal Airport. The old airport office is gone and, in its place, stands a new airport terminal. The grand opening was on June 18.
The 1,800 square foot terminal, funded in part by a grant from the Texas Department of Transportation, provides separate spaces for offices, service counter, public lounge, snack/vending, storage, and flight planning. The restroom even has a shower for the convenience of the flying public.
As the terminal was to occupy the same site as the existing airport office, Slaton decided to use a manufactured building to reduce “downtime” between vacating the old office and occupying the new terminal. This meant tenants were displaced for only two weeks instead of the four to five months needed for conventional construction.
Parkhill, Smith & Cooper of Lubbock was the architect/engineer. Contractors were Hindman Ready Built Homes and C&W Housemovers, Inc., both of Lubbock.
Kudos to the City of Slaton in its effort to make the Slaton Municipal Airport a more appealing and functional facility.
