Just in time for the Republican National Convention in Cleveland next week, Signature Flight Support has opened its new FBO at the city’s Burke Lakefront Airport, where it is the lone services provider. The new $9 million facility occupies four acres adjacent to the BBA Aviation subsidiary’s old FBO, which it will keep and use for tenant offices.

Its 6,000-sq-ft terminal, which has a design reflective of the city’s history as an industrial center, features a passenger lobby, conference room, bistro and coffee bar, pilots' lounge with snooze room and flight planning area. The facility also has a new 18,750-sq-ft hangar capable of sheltering aircraft up to a Gulfstream G650.

“Burke Lakefront Airport is an important component of the Cleveland airport system,” said interim port control director Fred Szabo. “We’re pleased that Signature has shown its commitment and confidence in Burke and helped us raise the level of service to our corporate customers.”