Work is expected to begin this summer on a $32.7 million project at Pryor Field Regional Airport in Tanner on an aircraft maintenance hangar.

The project is expected to create 50 aviation-related jobs in three years, organizers say.

Alaska-based Aleut Real Estate has secured a ground lease at the airport in Limestone County for the hangar, in a project with Strata-G Solutions, a Huntsville design engineering firm.

The development is expected to follow an 18-month timeline, with hangar completion anticipated in early 2027.

Aleut is working with Fite Building Company as the design-build contractor to lead the project.

Once completed the hangar will support maintenance, repair, and overhaul services for U.S. Defense Department and commercial aviation clients.

This is Aleut Real Estate’s first development project in the state of Alabama.

“With growing demand for aviation and defense support infrastructure in the Huntsville area, Pryor Field is a strategic starting point,” Michael Jenks of Aleut Real Estate said. “We’re especially proud to be working alongside Limestone County and Strata-G to shape a facility that meets both regional needs and operational goals.”

Both ARE and Strata-G were granted tax abatements by Limestone County to assist with project startup costs.

The project also aligns with the airport’s southwest expansion plan. Limestone County and the State of Alabama provided support for the project.