Hangars & Tie Down Information

The SLO County Airport maintains a hangar waitlist for County-owned hangars located at Site N for aircraft owners seeking to lease a hangar. Vacant hangars are offered to applicants in chronological order based on waitlist position. Placement on the waitlist is required to lease a hangar.

Application and Waitlist Placement

All interested parties must submit a completed hangar waitlist application to Airport Administration and provide documentation demonstrating aircraft ownership or eligibility.

Applicants must also pay a $450 Hangar Waitlist Deposit Fee at the time of application. This fee:

• Is non-refundable
• Secures the applicant’s place on the waitlist
• Will be applied toward move-in costs (such as the hangar security deposit) if the applicant accepts a hangar offer

Waitlist position is determined by the date and time the deposit fee payment is received. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that all contact information and ownership documentation on file with Airport Administration remains current.

Hangar Waitlist Annual Fee

To maintain an active position on the waitlist, applicants must pay a $25 annual waitlist maintenance fee each January.

This fee ensures the waitlist is maintained for applicants who actively intend to lease a hangar when one becomes available.

Proof of Aircraft Ownership

Applicants must provide documentation demonstrating aircraft ownership that matches the individual or business entity listed on the waitlist application.

Acceptable documentation includes:

• FAA Certificate of Aircraft Registration, or
• Aircraft Bill of Sale and FAA Aircraft Registration application (accepted for up to 90 days or until the official FAA registration is received).

Waitlist Rules

• Waitlist positions may not be sold, transferred, or gifted.
• Applicants must remain in good financial standing with the Airport.
• Current tenants seeking an additional hangar must also be in good financial standing before signing a new lease.
• Hangar size offered will depend on aircraft wingspan and hangar availability.
• The Airport reserves the right to prioritize current tenants or adjust assignments at the discretion of the Director of Airports.

Hangar Offer Process

When a hangar becomes available, Airport Administration will contact the applicant at the top of the waitlist.

Applicants must respond to the offer within two (2) business days.

• A pass or failure to respond within two business days will be considered a refusal.
• Airport Administration will attempt to contact the applicant using two different communication methods, such as the phone numbers and/or email addresses provided by the applicant on their application.

Each applicant is permitted one refusal. After a second refusal or failure to respond, the applicant will be removed from the waitlist.

Hangar Occupancy

Acceptance of a hangar offer is contingent upon the applicant meeting all requirements of the Aircraft Storage Permit and Airport Rules and Regulations. Placement on the waitlist does not guarantee a lease or hangar assignment.