Stellar Aviation Group, a new FBO network started by three former Galaxy Aviation executives, has acquired the Horizon Aviation FBO at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois, the company announced today. This marks the third location in the Stellar Aviation FBO chain, which also includes facilities at Florida’s Palm Beach County Park Airport and New Castle County Airport in Wilmington, Delaware.

The former Horizon FBO complex includes a private air terminal, three corporate aircraft hangars, six private aircraft hangars and several T-hangars, spanning more than 60,000 sq ft. A new FBO terminal will also be constructed and several hangars refurbished in a project expected to be completed by the end of next year, a Stellar Aviation spokesman told AIN.

According to Stellar Aviation Group president Jonathan Miller, “This new location is the strategic cornerstone for our growing FBO network as we look to expand further throughout the Midwest.” He noted that Horizon’s “dedicated employees” are being retained.