Sky Harbour Group Announces Hangar Campus Acquisition at Camarillo Airport, Serving Greater Los Angeles
December 09 2024 - 8:00AM
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The Sky Harbour Group Corporation (NYSE American: SKYH, SKYH WS)
(“SHG” or the “Company”), an aviation infrastructure company
building the first nationwide network of Home-Basing hangar
campuses for business aircraft, announced that it has completed the
acquisition of CloudNine at Camarillo (“CloudNine”) , an
approximately 120,000 square foot hangar and office complex, and
Sky 805, the holder of related ground leases and fixed-based
operator rights at Camarillo Airport (CMA), serving the greater Los
Angeles metropolitan area.
Under the terms of the acquisition, SHG paid approximately $31
million in cash consideration, substantially all of which was
utilized to satisfy existing senior and subordinated debt
obligations of CloudNine and Sky 805 at an aggregate discount of
10% to such debt’s face value.
The rebranded CloudNine will operate as a Sky Harbour
Home–Basing campus while Sky 805 will continue operating the
Channel Islands Aviation FBO and related businesses. Operations
will be led by Nick Martino, the current general manager.
The Camarillo Airport campus joins Sky Harbour campuses now
operating at Houston’s Sugar Land Regional Airport (SGR), Nashville
International Airport (BNA), Miami Opa-Locka Executive Airport
(OPF), and San Jose Mineta Airport (SJC); campuses in development
at Denver Centennial Airport (APA), Phoenix Deer Valley Airport
(DVT), Dallas’s Addison Airport (ADS), Chicago Executive Airport
(PWK), Bradley International Airport (BDL), Stewart International
Airport (SWF), Hudson Valley Regional Airport (POU), Orlando
Executive Airport (ORL), Dulles International Airport (IAD), and
Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC) ; and additional
campuses soon to be announced.
Tal Keinan, Sky Harbour’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
commented, “Camarillo represents a rare alignment of the stars for
Sky Harbour. The Los Angeles Metro is one of the nation’s top
business aviation markets. More specifically, Camarillo Airport is
positioned on the vital business aviation expansion corridor
between Calabasas and Montecito, which we believe is set to benefit
from a readily foreseeable long-term surge in Home Basing demand.
The hangars, and the campus itself, were designed and built to the
Sky Harbour standard, providing a rare opportunity to implement Sky
Harbour’s Home-Base service offering at an already-existing
facility, acquired at below-replacement cost. Nick Martino and his
team are seasoned local operators, and a natural fit with Sky
Harbour’s culture that will broaden our regional leadership bench.
In the short term, the CMA acquisition is expected to offer an
accelerated path to cash flow in an attractive home-basing market,
an accelerated path to positive consolidated operating cash flow
for Sky Harbour in general, and a welcome enhancement for Sky
Harbour’s Airport Operations team. In the long term, CMA offers a
compelling on-airport expansion opportunity and will serve as Sky
Harbour’s beachhead in this growing national tier-1 market.”
Francisco X Gonzalez, Sky Harbour’s Chief Financial Officer,
added, “Given its attractive acquisition price, and an already
established initial revenue stream from high-quality tenants, this
acquisition is expected to be immediately operating-cash and
earnings- accretive to Sky Harbour on a consolidated basis, with
significant upside potential in the coming months and years. The
acquisition, particularly at this stage of our company’s
development, is also expected to be credit accretive. Improved cost
of debt capital contributes directly to our equity value as we
prepare for anticipated continued expansion of our development
program in 2025.”
About Sky Harbour Group Corporation
Sky Harbour Group Corporation is an aviation infrastructure
company developing the first nationwide network of Home-Basing
campuses for business aircraft. The company develops, leases and
manages business aviation hangars across the United States. Sky
Harbour’s Home-Basing offering provides private and corporate
customers with the best physical infrastructure in business
aviation, coupled with dedicated service tailored to based
aircraft, offering the shortest time to wheels-up in business
aviation. To learn more, visit www.skyharbour.group.
About Camarillo Airport
Camarillo (CMA) is a general and executive aviation airport
serving the northwest Los Angeles metropolitan area. CMA handles a
significant volume of corporate, charter, and private aircraft.
Located 55 miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles, it offers
convenient access to L.A. for business travelers. With its range of
services and facilities tailored to business aviation, CMA serves
as a gateway for companies driving growth across the region.
Forward Looking Statements
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subject to uncertainties and changes in circumstances. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties
or other assumptions that may cause actual results or performance
to be materially different from those expressed or implied by these
forward-looking statements. For more information about risks facing
the Company, see the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 2023 and other filings the Company makes
with the SEC from time to time. The Company’s statements herein
speak only as of the date hereof, and the Company undertakes no
obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise,
except as required by law.
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