The upgraded 112,000-square-foot facility can fit up to C-5-size aircraft and features an unobstructed interior, LED lighting and large-diameter fans. Hangar H also has an additional 6,000 square feet of office space.

It’s being leased by AAR Aircraft Services, the largest maintenance, repair and overhaul provider in the United States. The new hangar will allow AAR to perform wide-body aircraft work, said Donald Wetekam, senior vice president of AAR.

“This is big for Chennault,” said Randy Robb, executive director at Chennault. “This is what allowed us to attract AAR to Lake Charles.”

The project was jointly funded by the state of Louisiana, which put up $17.5 million, and Chennault, which funded the remaining $4 million.

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