A modern hangar takes flight in a remote landscape

Airkat Airpark 9AA9, a private airport located outside Haines, Alaska, features a new hangar with an optimized functional design, supported by a bifold door and black sheet metal cladding.
Owned and operated by George and Lynette Campbell, the current runway is approximately 335 m (1,100 ft) long and 40 m (130 ft) wide.
The hangar has a bunk room for visiting aviators to use and a more complete apartment above the hangar floor that may eventually be used to lodge visitors for extended visits. The building is clad in dark metal sheeting and includes several windows to let in the natural light.
An important piece of the Airkat hangar is the door. The bifold door allowed the couple to maximize their hangar and apron space, as it folds up and out of the way. The Airkat Airpark door was shipped to Haines by truck, on a load of several doors heading to Alaska and Canada.
George and Lynette Campbell wanted to create a landing area that could be used by other pilots in an emergency, such as a low-fuel situation or bad weather. The Campbells decided to register their landing strip with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) as an airport, so it could be part of the larger network.

