Thunderbird Aviation (KFCM)

Staff and facilities are great. I stayed 6 nights in a Bonanza. The actual pricing is 15$ per night for tie down plus a 40$ facility fee. They waive one night of the facility fee if you buy 10 gal of gas, so it comes out to 55$ a night. I called several times to verify the pricing and was told it was 15$ a night with the facility fee waived for gas. Then at checkout I got hit with another 250$ that I hadn't planned on. Nobody explained that the waiver was only for the first night. The manager took 15$ off the final bill. 1st time here. Pay for convenience, I guess. I'll be using other airports now.

They did price match fuel to my CAA fuel card price. But where they went wrong was when I woke up the next morning for departure to find frost all over the plane. I requested a hangar for a couple hours to let it melt off. I explained how I was in a hurry to depart, they told me $250 for the hangar, after agreeing to pay it, then they changed the price to $400, which I felt was very excessive for 2 hours and 20 minutes of hangar. I will shop around before stopping here again. - Jackson K.

Have been here numerous times. Always very welcome and accommodating. Flew in today with last minute notice, they got a car for us, pulled it up, made space in a hanger, and got our engine heater plugged in. Top notch.

I had my tachometer break on the Piper Archer I was flying. Thunderbird took on the challenge same day and was able to put a new one in for me. They did a good job keeping me in the loop about what they were doing, they even put in a new LED landing light! Crystal was the A&P that worked with me, and she was fine. I highly recommend stopping here as they were very friendly and accommodating. Thanks for the hospitality!

Fine FBO but overnight rate is steep at $40 for a small single engine plane.

Flew in late during some weather, and the personnel went above and beyond to make sure myself, the plane, and the passengers were taken care of. Line staff even held an umbrella for me as I checked the oil. Thank you again!

Expensive but still a fine stop with wonderful personnel and amenities. I might complain about the price but I’d visit again without a second thought.

We often have utilized their services in the past and a superb location to stop by. The staff are quite pleasant and very supportive, they truly do offer a fine service. On this journey I was surprised to notice the boost in price of everything, fuel, ramp, overnight storage and hangar charges are the greatest I have observed in my trips after Covid. I will probably do some looking around prior to my subsequent visit to the twin cities.

Very cordial FBO and personnel. Had a snow squall move through and froze to the plane while we had a meal. Line staff and receptionist were very helpful in getting us into a heated hangar to thaw rapidly. Had us departing in good time.