Durango Air Tanker Base
Durango, CO

This $3.1 million project is situated on 7.46 acres at the Durango-La Plata County Airport and consists of a 3,800 square foot operations building, 1,200 square foot warehouse, two aircraft loading pads, two taxiways that connect to the existing taxiway and a tank farm with four 10,000-gallon retardant concentrate tanks for use by the slurry bombers. The project began in July 2001 and was completed in July 2002, which was over six months ahead of the contracted schedule.

Architect/Owner: US Dept of Agriculture, Forest Service www.fs.fed.us

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