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Key Points
Sky Harbour is building a national hangar-focused real estate platform that secures long-term ground leases, develops and leases hangars (targeting private, long‑term tenants as a self-styled “Home Base Operator”), and currently has ground leases at 23 airports with a goal of reaching 50+ airports over time. To combat rising build costs the company is vertically integrating—adding in-house architects/GC and buying a hangar manufacturing facility—and is targeting construction costs of about $300/sq. ft. with stabilized NOI of roughly $35–$37/sq. ft., or a “low to mid‑teen” yield on cost. Sky Harbour has assembled roughly $350 million of capital (including a $200M JPMorgan facility, $150M tax‑exempt sub‑debt and prior PABs) which management says should fund upcoming projects without near‑term equity raises; dividends are unlikely until growth stabilizes. Interested in Sky Harbour Group Co.? Here are five stocks we like better.
Sky Harbour Group (NYSEAMERICAN:SKYH) is building a national real estate platform focused on aviation infrastructure, with a strategy centered on securing long-term ground leases at airports, developing hangars for business aircraft, and leasing those facilities to aircraft owners and operators. In a company presentation and Q&A session, Treasurer Tim Herr outlined the business model, the demand backdrop for hangar space, the company’s approach to financing new developments, and recent steps taken to reduce construction costs and limit near-term equity dilution.
Business model: ground leases, hangar development, and services
Herr described Sky Harbour as a real estate company that develops hangars for business aviation across the U.S. Because airports are typically owned by local municipalities, the company generally cannot buy land outright; instead, it secures sites through long-term ground leases that often extend to 50 years. Sky Harbour then designs, constructs, and leases hangars to tenants, while also providing ancillary services such as fuel sales and towing aircraft in and out of hangars.
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He said Sky Harbour’s tenants fall into three main categories:
High-net-worth individuals who own and operate aircraft for business and personal use (the largest bucket) Corporate operators that run business aviation fleets Other users, including government tenants and charter operators (the smallest bucket)
Demand backdrop and differentiation from fixed base operators
Herr pointed to what he described as steady growth in the “footprint” of the U.S. business aviation fleet, noting that new aircraft tend to be larger than the planes they replace. He also cited a Honeywell analysis indicating that large jets are expected to outpace small and medium jets over time, which he said adds to the need for additional hangar square footage.
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On the supply side, Herr said hangar development has not kept pace. He attributed part of the shortfall to the fact that municipalities often do not want to allocate taxpayer dollars—or the political capital—to build hangars. Historically, he said fixed base operators (FBOs) have been the legacy private partners that build hangars at airports, but typically only to required minimums because their primary revenue focus is fuel sales.
Sky Harbour positions itself differently, Herr said, calling the company a “Home Base Operator” that services only its own resident tenants rather than visiting traffic. According to Herr, this model enables more private and secure hangar campuses with fewer operations, less turnover, and services tailored to long-term users.
Portfolio growth and development pipeline
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Herr said the company is in a growth phase and currently has ground leases at 23 airports, with an internal target of reaching 50+ airports over time. He described landing ground leases as the “hardest part” of the business and a key competency, given the scarcity of airport land and the fact that new airports are not being built in many of the areas Sky Harbour targets.
Sky Harbour obtains airport sites primarily by partnering directly with airports, responding to municipal requests for proposals (RFPs), or partnering with entities that hold master leases and subdivide parcels for development. Herr described the company’s portfolio map as including three stages: operating locations (constructed and open), sites under construction, and sites in pre-development stages such as permitting, environmental reviews, or design.
Construction costs, vertical integration, and unit economics
During Q&A, Herr said a common investor concern has been rising construction costs. He cited earlier projects that were built for less than $200 per rentable square foot, with some around $200 to $215–$220, and said the company is now aiming for about $300 per square foot for new construction.
To address this, Herr said Sky Harbour has internalized several functions, including bringing on its own architects and general contractor and acquiring a hangar manufacturing facility in Weatherford, Texas. He said the company continues to rely on local subcontractors due to its nationwide footprint, but identified a potential next step: establishing a national building erector team familiar with Sky Harbour’s specific hangar product to improve speed and efficiency.
Herr also provided representative stabilized unit economics on a per-square-foot basis (noting these are averages and can vary by region):
Total construction costs: about $300/sq. ft. (approximately $250 hard costs plus soft costs) Hangar rent: about $40/sq. ft. Fuel sales contribution: about $5/sq. ft. (for total revenue of about $45/sq. ft.) Operating expenses: typically about $7–$9/sq. ft., and potentially up to about $10/sq. ft., including ground rent (about $2–$4…