Any other hotels near or on airports?

I think Easterwood Field at College Station fills your bill.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/CLL. Home of Texas A&M
http://www.tamu.edu, enrollment 40,000+.

Wow - that field is like an "Iowa City clone"...right down to the
triangular runway layout!

Thanks, John.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:
I think Easterwood Field at College Station fills your bill.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/CLL. Home of Texas A&M
http://www.tamu.edu, enrollment 40,000+.


Wow - that field is like an "Iowa City clone"...right down to the
triangular runway layout!

Thanks, John.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


The Easterwood ramp certainly fills up on football weekends, as do the
hotels in Bryan and College Station - many people lodge in nearby towns
(including Brenham, home of Blue Bell Ice Cream!) - I beleive the
airport is managed by Texas A&M, if not owned by them.

The Brayton Fire Training Field adjoins the airport (120 acres of
buildings, towers, tanks, industrial plant structures and a ship used
for firefighter training), and the George Bush Presidential Library and
Museum is just across the road!

"Bruce Riggs" wrote in message
...
The Brayton Fire Training Field adjoins the airport (120 acres of
buildings, towers, tanks, industrial plant structures and a ship used for
firefighter training), and the George Bush Presidential Library and Museum
is just across the road!

Sure, offer Jay a place to set up a Republican/aviation hotel and he'll
leave Iowa City forever...
;-)

-Greg B.
born in Iowa City

("N93332" spake)
Sure, offer Jay a place to set up a Republican/aviation hotel and he'll
leave Iowa City forever...


Is the Leviticus Suite available this weekend?


Montblack

Sure, offer Jay a place to set up a Republican/aviation hotel and he'll
leave Iowa City forever...
;-)

Nah. What would I have to bitch about?

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

The aggies have a BOOMING flyin every time there is a home game at Kyle
Field. By that, I mean they close a runway and park planes on it, since
the ramp is not enough. What I am NOT sure of is wether there is
property ON field or close to it for a hotel.

However, in addition to the home games, one other BIG draw is the
Brayton Fire Field, located to the south of the runways. The Texas
Engineering Extension service of TAMU operates one of the most renowned
firefighting schools in the US. In addition to training municipal
professional firefighters, they host industrial firefighters from
"local" petrochemical industry down in Houston, Texas City and elsewhere
during weekend and weeklong fire schools. TEEX also hosts training
weekend and weeklong fire schools for the region's volunteer
firefighters. As a former volunteer, I can vouch for that being the
"oshkosh" for my colleagues when I volunteered.

The firefighters arent a bunch of pilots, but they DO use a lot of hotel
rooms, and tend to rent blocks of them.

Dave


Jay Honeck wrote:

I think Easterwood Field at College Station fills your bill.
http://www.airnav.com/airport/CLL. Home of Texas A&M
http://www.tamu.edu, enrollment 40,000+.


Wow - that field is like an "Iowa City clone"...right down to the
triangular runway layout!

Thanks, John.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

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However, in addition to the home games, one other BIG draw is the
Brayton Fire Field, located to the south of the runways. The Texas
Engineering Extension service of TAMU operates one of the most renowned
firefighting schools in the US. In addition to training municipal
professional firefighters, they host industrial firefighters from
"local" petrochemical industry down in Houston, Texas City and elsewhere
during weekend and weeklong fire schools. TEEX also hosts training
weekend and weeklong fire schools for the region's volunteer
firefighters. As a former volunteer, I can vouch for that being the
"oshkosh" for my colleagues when I volunteered.

The firefighters arent a bunch of pilots, but they DO use a lot of hotel
rooms, and tend to rent blocks of them.

Dave

Small world! I was just down there at the end of August for HAZMAT training. I did the Industrial firefighting
course back in the late 90's. Those evolutions were awesome! I've never come away from training of any sort with
such a sense of accomplishment. Only downside was our instructor made it clear that we were now graduates of an
extension of T A&M and could no longer tell aggie jokes. BTW, as a volunteer firefighter you rank right up there
with my other heroes.

Joe Schneider
8437R




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Don't know if any of them are for sale, but Lincoln NE and Lawrence KA
are two towns that fit your description. Both quality college towns.
Both have hotels nearby. Check www.airnav.com. My home field, Boulder
CO (1V5) might be able to support a nearby hotel, I don't really know.
Boulder is hell to try and build anything in due to growth
restrictions. Longmont (2V2), would probably be a better candidate, but
you would have to build. KFNL, which is close to I-25 between Loveland
and Ft Collins might support a new hotel. Nothing there now. Colorado
Front Range is growing by leaps and bounds in case you did not know.

If I were you I would look at college towns in areas adjacent to your
location. But I am sure you are doing just that. As for something
actually for sale, I don't know of any, but I am sure there is a
nationwide hotel/motel real estate list somewhere. Try
http://www.unitedcountry.com/ucforms...p?SID=18369920

unless you have a better one. There is a "well kept motel" in Spirit
Lake for sale for $225k.

Good luck and congrats on your success. I enjoyed my stay, by the way.

Doug
Husky N63CT

Jim Weir knows where there is a mountaintop airfield for sale in Wyoming.
Doesn't it already have a swimming pool?

Good luck and congrats on your success. I enjoyed my stay, by the way.

Thanks, Doug. You still have the singular honor of being the only
float-plane to have visited us here in Iowa!

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"