Aircraft Hangar Manufacturer in India
Superspan India designs, fabricates and installs tensile fabric aircraft hangars for MRO facilities, private aviation operators, flying clubs and defence establishments across the country. Every hangar is engineered around the aircraft it needs to house a clear span, door width and internal clearance are worked out before a single frame is cut, not fitted to a standard template afterward.
A tensile fabric hangar isn't a scaled-up shed. The roof and wall membrane is stretched over a hot-dip galvanized steel frame under calculated tension, which is what lets us cover 20 to 60-plus metre clear spans without a single internal column. For an MRO hangar, that's the difference between parking one aircraft at a time and moving two or three through the same footprint, nose to tail, with room left over for ground equipment on either side.
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Why operators move away from conventional PEB sheds
Pre-engineered steel buildings still show up on a lot of hangar tenders because they're familiar, not because they're the better fit. Three things usually change an operator's mind once they compare on paper.
- Natural light. Our membrane fabric – PVDF or PTFE-coated depending on the site – lets diffused daylight through without direct glare, which cuts daytime lighting load across a hangar floor that can run to several thousand square metres. Steel-roofed sheds need artificial lighting running through the working day regardless of weather.
- Build time. A tensile structure goes up in weeks, not months, because the frame is modular in 5-metre bay increments and the membrane is pre-fabricated off-site to exact panel dimensions before it ever reaches the airfield. For an airline trying to get a maintenance base operational before a lease deadline, that timeline difference is often the deciding factor.
- Lifecycle cost. Hot-dip galvanized frames and UV-stabilised, fire-retardant fabric are built for a 15-year-plus service life with minimal upkeep – no repainting, no rust-maintenance cycles that steel roofing needs in humid or coastal airfield environments.
What goes into a Superspan hangar for aircrafts
- Frame: hot-dip galvanized mild steel, engineered per site wind-load and seismic zone data.
- Membrane: PVDF or PTFE-coated fabric, fire-retardant rated, UV and hail resistant.
- Clear span: 20m to 60m-plus, in 5m bay modules to match any apron length.
- Eave height: customised to aircraft tail height and door clearance requirements.
- Warranty: 10 years on materials, structural design life of 15-plus years.
- Temperature: up to 10°C drop under the membrane versus open apron, protecting avionics and interior fittings from heat soak.
Where these hangars get used
Line and base maintenance hangars for commercial carriers; MRO facility expansion where a permanent steel structure isn't justified yet; private jet and business aviation storage; helicopter hangars for corporate and charter operators; defence and para-military aircraft shelters, including relocatable and temporary configurations; and flying club or general aviation hangars at regional airports.
How we run a hangar project
It starts with the aircraft, not the building. We take fleet type, door clearance, apron layout and site wind-load data, then engineer the frame and membrane spec around that – not the other way round. Design and structural calculations are followed by off-site fabrication of the steel frame and membrane panels, on-site foundation work and erection, and a final handover walkthrough covering warranty documentation and a maintenance schedule. Most hangar projects, once design is signed off, move from ground-breaking to handover in a matter of weeks rather than the several months a conventional steel building would need.
What it costs, and how to get an accurate number
Hangar cost depends on clear span, eave height, fabric grade, foundation conditions and site accessibility for erection equipment – there's no honest single per-square-metre number that applies to every site, and any manufacturer quoting one without seeing your layout is guessing. What we can do quickly is give you a budget range once we know fleet type, approximate span and location; a firm quote follows the design stage.
Superspan India has been manufacturing tensile membrane structures out of Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh for over two decades, with installations across defence, aviation, industrial and infrastructure clients. If you're evaluating a hangar for a new maintenance base, a private aviation facility, or a temporary aircraft shelter, send us your fleet type and site details and we'll come back with a clear-span layout and budget within days.
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