Some FBO networks build their identity around a handful of marquee gateways. Atlantic Aviation built its around coverage — a dense, almost utility-grade footprint of more than 100 private-aviation terminals stitched across the United States. If you fly business aviation domestically, the odds that you have already used an Atlantic ramp are high.
What is Atlantic Aviation?
Atlantic Aviation is a US fixed-base operator (FBO) network — a chain of private-aviation terminals that fuel, park, and service business jets and turboprops at commercial and general-aviation airports. As of 2026 the company operates more than 100 FBO locations across the United States, which makes it one of the two or three largest domestic FBO networks alongside Signature Aviation (Atlantic Aviation, Private Equity Insights).
The practical distinction that defines Atlantic Aviation: it is, first and foremost, a domestic-US terminal-real-estate business. Where networks like Universal Aviation or Jetex weight their maps toward international gateways, Atlantic's centre of gravity is wide coverage inside the US — from the Northeast corridor and the Sun Belt to mountain-resort fields, California, and, since 2022, Hawaii and the Caribbean. The company is headquartered in Plano, Texas, and in 2025 announced a move into Granite Park 6 in Plano, keeping its corporate base in the Dallas–Fort Worth area (Community Impact).
For a private flight, an Atlantic Aviation FBO is the place the aircraft actually touches down off the runway: a ramp, a fuel farm, hangars, and a passenger lounge that lets crew and travellers bypass the main commercial terminal entirely.
Illustrative only — not an Atlantic Aviation facility. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA.
If you are still getting your bearings on the category itself, our explainers on what an FBO is and the difference between an FBO and a private-jet terminal are useful companion reads.
Atlantic Aviation's US footprint
Atlantic Aviation's network is organised regionally — the company describes Pacific-West, Mountain-Central, Northeast, and Southeast regions — and is weighted toward the busiest business-aviation fields in the country. Its presence at high-traffic metro airports and mountain-resort gateways is what gives the network its reach. The table below lists representative locations; it is illustrative rather than a complete inventory, and the authoritative, current list lives on Atlantic's own locations page (Atlantic Aviation locations).
| Location / airport (ICAO) | State / note |
|---|---|
| Teterboro (KTEB) | New Jersey — primary NYC-area business-aviation gateway |
| Los Angeles Intl. (KLAX) | California — SAF available |
| San Jose (KSJC) | California — Silicon Valley; SAF available |
| Palm Springs / Thermal (KTRM) | California — SAF available |
| Aspen / Pitkin County (KASE) | Colorado — resort field; electric GSE and SAF |
| Telluride / Montrose (KMTJ) | Colorado — resort field; SAF available |
| Steamboat Springs / Hayden (KHDN) | Colorado — resort field; SAF available |
| Addison (KADS) | Texas — Dallas-area general-aviation hub |
| Honolulu (PHNL) | Hawaii — added via the 2022 Ross Aviation combination |
As of 2026, Atlantic Aviation states it serves customers at "more than 100" FBO locations spanning the US, including its first Hawaiian and Caribbean sites added through the 2022 merger described below (Atlantic Aviation press room). Because the exact count shifts as the company buys, builds, or divests individual FBOs, the "100+" figure should be read as the company's own current characterisation rather than a fixed number.
For a wider view of how Atlantic sits against the other major operators, see our best FBO networks of 2026 comparison.
What Atlantic Aviation offers
Atlantic Aviation's service set is the standard full-service FBO package, delivered with the consistency that a large network is built to provide:
- Fueling — Jet-A and avgas, plus Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). Atlantic offers SAF physically at select fields and, through a Book & Claim programme, lets customers purchase SAF environmental attributes at all US locations (Atlantic Aviation sustainability).
- Aircraft ground handling — marshalling, towing, ground power, lavatory and water service, and ramp coordination.
- Hangar and ramp parking — overnight and transient aircraft storage at most locations, with heated hangar space at northern and mountain fields.
- Passenger and crew lounges — private terminals with concierge, catering arrangement, ground-transport coordination, and crew facilities.
- De-icing and winter operations — at fields where the climate requires it.
- Maintenance support — aircraft maintenance services at various locations nationwide, including Dallas-area sites.
- Electric-aircraft readiness — charging infrastructure for electric and eVTOL aircraft at select fields, through partnerships with BETA Technologies and Archer Aviation (Atlantic Aviation news).
If you want to understand the mechanics of what happens on the ramp, how a business-aviation terminal works and our FBO services breakdown cover the ground-handling steps in detail.
Illustrative only — not an Atlantic Aviation facility. Photo: Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA.
Ownership and history
Atlantic Aviation's modern history is a story of infrastructure investors. For roughly 17 years the FBO business sat inside Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation (MIC), the US-listed vehicle managed by Australia's Macquarie Group, growing into one of the largest FBO chains in the world during that tenure (Wikipedia).
In 2021, private-equity firm KKR agreed to acquire Atlantic Aviation from MIC for approximately $4.5 billion, in a deal announced on June 7, 2021 and completed later that year. At the time of the agreement, Atlantic's network was described as 69 locations (Aviation International News).
The network roughly doubled the following year. In a combination announced in late 2021 and completed in July 2022, Atlantic Aviation merged with Ross Aviation — which operated 19 FBOs across the US and the Caribbean — and simultaneously acquired three former TAC Air FBOs. The combined company kept the Atlantic Aviation name and crossed the "more than 100 locations" threshold, adding its first sites in Hawaii and the Caribbean in the process (AOPA, Atlantic Aviation press room).
One forward-looking item is worth flagging as a report rather than a settled fact: in April 2025, Bloomberg reported that KKR was exploring a potential sale or IPO of Atlantic Aviation at a valuation around $10 billion, having paid roughly $4.5 billion in 2021. As of this writing the process was described as early-stage, and KKR may ultimately retain the asset — so anyone relying on current ownership should confirm the latest status directly (Private Equity Insights).
How to find an Atlantic Aviation FBO
Knowing a network this large exists is one thing; knowing whether it is the right ramp for your specific trip is another. On the FBO Finder map you can search any airport and see which operators are present — Atlantic Aviation alongside Signature, Jet Aviation, Jetex, ExecuJet, Universal, and the independents — then compare them side by side on services, hours, fuel, and position on the field.
That comparison view is where a network like Atlantic shows its character. At many busy US airports it is one of several operators on the field, so the deciding factors become hours of operation, hangar availability, SAF supply, and how the ramp sits relative to your destination. At smaller domestic fields it may be the only full-service FBO present. For the practical workflow, our guide on how to find an FBO walks through choosing between operators at a single airport.
To see how Atlantic compares with the other major players, our sibling profiles on Signature Flight Support, Universal Aviation, the Jetex FBO network, the ExecuJet FBO network, and Jet Aviation cover each one in the same format.
Frequently asked questions
How many locations does Atlantic Aviation have? Atlantic Aviation states it operates more than 100 FBO locations across the United States as of 2026. The exact number changes as the company acquires, opens, or divests individual sites, so "100+" is the company's own current characterisation rather than a fixed count.
Who owns Atlantic Aviation? Private-equity firm KKR acquired Atlantic Aviation from Macquarie Infrastructure Corporation in 2021 for approximately $4.5 billion. In April 2025, Bloomberg reported KKR was exploring a sale or IPO of the business at around $10 billion, though no such transaction had been completed as of this writing.
Where is Atlantic Aviation headquartered? Atlantic Aviation is headquartered in Plano, Texas, in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, and announced a move into the Granite Park 6 building in Plano in 2025.
Does Atlantic Aviation offer sustainable aviation fuel? Yes. Atlantic offers SAF physically at select fields — including several Colorado and California locations — and through a Book & Claim programme allows customers to purchase SAF environmental attributes at all US locations.
The bottom line
Atlantic Aviation is best understood as a coverage network: more than 100 US FBOs, owned by infrastructure-grade capital, delivering a consistent full-service package from Teterboro to Honolulu. It is not the operator you choose for an international gateway tour — it is the one you are most likely to meet, again and again, flying domestically across the United States. As of 2026 it remains one of the largest FBO networks in the country, with an active push into SAF and electric-aircraft infrastructure.
See whether Atlantic Aviation serves your airport, and compare it against every other operator, on the FBO Finder map.
Sources
- Atlantic Aviation — About Us (network and leadership): https://www.atlanticaviation.com/about-us/
- Atlantic Aviation — Locations: https://www.atlanticaviation.com/locations/
- Atlantic Aviation — Sustainability / Book & Claim SAF: https://www.atlanticaviation.com/sustainability/
- Atlantic Aviation — Ross Aviation combination and former TAC Air FBOs press release (more than 100 locations; Hawaii and Caribbean): https://www.atlanticaviation.com/news/atlantic-aviation-and-ross-aviation-complete-business-combination-acquire-three-former-tac-air-fbos/
- Atlantic Aviation — Archer Aviation electric-aircraft infrastructure partnership: https://www.atlanticaviation.com/news/atlantic-aviation-and-archer-aviation-align-to-pursue-development-of-electric-aircraft-infrastructure-across-la-northern-california-south-florida-and-nyc-regions/
- Aviation International News — KKR buying Atlantic Aviation for nearly $4.5B (69-location network, June 7, 2021): https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/business-aviation/2021-06-07/pe-firm-kkr-buying-atlantic-aviation-nearly-45b
- AOPA — Atlantic Aviation, Ross Aviation merge (July 2022): https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2022/july/14/atlantic-aviation-ross-aviation-merge
- Community Impact — Atlantic Aviation HQ to move into Plano's Granite Park 6 (2025, Plano HQ): https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/plano-north/business/2025/03/04/atlantic-aviation-hq-to-move-into-planos-granite-park-6/
- Private Equity Insights — KKR explores $10bn exit for Atlantic Aviation (April 2025 report; 100+ FBOs): https://pe-insights.com/kkr-explores-10bn-exit-for-atlantic-aviation-amid-strong-infrastructure-demand/
- Wikipedia — Atlantic Aviation (Macquarie Infrastructure ownership, KKR 2021 sale): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Aviation
Article last updated June 2026. If you represent Atlantic Aviation or spot an inaccuracy, email editorial@fbo-finder.com — we'll review and correct within 48 hours.