About Hangar Direct

Hangar Direct started with a firsthand problem. Our CEO, Trenton Ray, a Phenom 300 pilot, found himself scrambling for hangar space after bad weather forced a diversion. After hours of phone calls and being pressured into overpaying for limited options, he knew there had to be a better way.

That experience led to Hangar Direct: a platform built to make hangar space accessible, transparent, and easy to manage for everyone in aviation.

Our mission is to be the source of truth for all hangar space in the United States. Whether you need a hangar for a single night, a long-term lease, or a permanent purchase, Hangar Direct is your one place for hangar space.

The Hangar Direct marketplace makes it simple to locate, compare, and book hangar space across the country. Key features for pilots include:

• Search by location, aircraft size, and lease duration: Find hangars near any airport, filtered to fit your specific aircraft and whether you need nightly, monthly, or permanent space.
• Transparent pricing: See clear rates on every listing with no hidden fees.
• Secure payments: All transactions are processed directly through the platform with full support.
• Direct communication: Message hangar owners through integrated chat to ask questions before you book.
• Custom alerts: Get notified when new hangars matching your criteria are listed.
• Tenant portal: Upload insurance documents, update aircraft information, and manage your lease status all in one place.

Beyond the marketplace, Hangar Direct provides a full tenant management and compliance platform designed for how airports and FBOs actually operate:

• Compliance dashboard: Real-time visibility into every tenant's insurance status, document expiration dates, and lease standing. Everything is color-coded, filterable, and auditable.
• Automated reminders: The system flags expiring insurance, missing documents, and upcoming lease renewals, then sends reminders automatically so your staff does not have to chase paperwork.
• Tenant self-service portal: Tenants upload their own insurance certificates and documents. OCR technology extracts policy numbers, dates, and coverage details on upload.
• Lease management: Handle short-term, long-term, and ground leases in one system. Track payments, manage waitlists, and export reports for board meetings or FAA audits.
• Multi-location support: Manage multiple airports or FBOs from a single account with role-based permissions and organization-wide reporting.
• Marketplace integration: List available space to attract new tenants from the same platform you use to manage existing ones.

No other platform connects hangar management tools directly to a marketplace where pilots are already searching for space. That means you can turn empty nights into transient bookings, full hangars into a documented waitlist, and compliance into something your team no longer has to chase.

Hangar Direct is built on verified listings, streamlined communication, and a commitment to making hangar access simpler for everyone in aviation.

Creating an account is free and takes just a few minutes. Pilots can start searching for hangar space immediately. Hangar owners can list a property in about five minutes with just a few photos. Airport managers and FBO operators can book a 15-minute demo to see how the compliance and management platform works for their operation.