Aviation Technology Facility

3504 University Ave. S.

East Ramp, ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø International Airport

Aviation Technology Facility
UAF photos by Sierra Coley

The opened its new aviation technology facility in 2013 on the East Ramp of ÌÇÐÄvlog¹ÙÍø International Airport.

The hangar has 12,000 square feet for aviation maintenance and 8,000 square feet of classrooms and office space. It hosts a functioning Boeing 727 jet donated by Fed-Ex in February 2013. The is one of only a few in the United States where students can earn an airframe and powerplant mechanics license in one year.