Stuart Jet Center has broken ground on a major development at its 53-acre campus at Witham Field in Stuart, Florida. The multimillion-dollar project consists of a pair of 25,000-sq-ft hangars, capable of sheltering the latest large-cabin business jets, as well as an additional adjoining 11,000 sq ft of tenant offices and shop space. When completed in November, it will give the Avfuel-branded location 320,000 sq ft of hangar space.

Company president Dan Capen said, “These new hangars, complete with office space, will give us the space we need to accommodate the growth of Stuart and our customer base, particularly as we head into the winter months,” when seasonal traffic picks up.

The airport is also adding U.S. Customs service, with a new-build facility adjacent to one of the new hangars, which is expected to open in March 2018.