Self-serve refueling station for 100LL users

Article Type: News and views From: Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: An International Journal, Volume 81, Issue 4

Yingling Aviation, established in 1946 at the old Wichita Municipal Airport and a fixture at Wichita’s Mid-Continent Airport since it opened in 1954,is adding another customer convenience to its list of award-winning services by offering a self-service refueling station for users of 100 low-lead gasoline. Available 24 h a day, 7 days a week, the fuel pump will provide the 100LL for piston-engine aircraft at rates that are significantly lower than full-service charges, as well. It will be located at the south end of the Yingling ramp adjacent to the airport fuel farm.

Operating much the same way an automotive self-service pump, the self-service facility will allow customers to pay with a credit card and pump their own fuel. Yingling, which recently completed a major 9,000 ft² expansion to its facilities, increasing their McCauley Propeller service shop, Parts Department and Line Service, is adding the self-service avgas refueling “to provide our customers with an avgas fueling option,” said Lynn Nichols, Yingling’s Chief Executive Officer. “The savings and convenience associated with self-service refueling means that our pricing will be competitive with any other facility in the area and purchases at the self-serve pump qualify for the Phillips 66 WingPoints program. We will continue to offer unmatched service in all the other aspects of our business, as well,” he added.