Hangar floors in Regina encounter chemical and mechanical stresses that standard industrial coatings cannot withstand. Jet fuel, Skydrol hydraulic fluid, de-icing compounds, and concentrated tow tractor loads demand a specialized epoxy or urethane system. Regina Concrete designs and installs aviation-rated floor coatings with the slab preparation, system selection, and joint detailing that keep your hangar operational. Free written estimate included.
Hangar floors are not warehouses. The chemical environment is extreme and specific. Skydrol hydraulic fluid, used in most modern aircraft, chemically attacks conventional epoxy and causes rapid failure. Jet fuel and avgas create additional degradation pathways. Winter de-icing fluids add a third chemical exposure layer. A single coating system must resist all three simultaneously, which is why standard industrial epoxy is insufficient.
Mechanical loading compounds the problem. Aircraft parked on the floor create point loads at gear positions. Tow tractors with small hard wheels concentrate force even more severely than forklifts, and these vehicles make tight turns inside the hangar. The concrete slab and coating must be engineered for both static aircraft weight and dynamic tow tractor movement. We design the slab reinforcement and coating thickness to handle the worst-case load scenario.
Our approach spans the full aircraft hangar scope. Interior apron and taxiway pavement connects to the hangar floor system. Broader aviation facility concrete work includes sidewalks, equipment pads, and service areas across the property.
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Installation sequence
How We Coat Hangar Floors in Regina
Identify chemical exposure
We meet with maintenance and operations to document every fluid the hangar encounters: Jet A or avgas, Skydrol type and frequency, hydraulic fluid brands, de-icing chemistry, and spill cleanup methods. This exposure profile drives the entire system specification.
Prepare the concrete slab
The slab is diamond-ground to the coating manufacturer's profile. Any zones contaminated by prior fuel or hydraulic spills are remediated, sometimes requiring concrete removal and replacement. Cracks are injected with high-strength bonded repair material.
Apply the matched system
The specified coating (urethane cement for severe Skydrol exposure, aviation-rated epoxy for general duty) is applied at engineered thickness. Slip-resistant aggregate is broadcast into the wet coating in high-traffic areas and under aircraft parking zones.
Finish joints and document
Control joints are filled with chemical-resistant semi-rigid sealant rated for the same fluids the coating handles. The topcoat is applied, and the system's chemical-resistance rating is documented for facility records and regulatory compliance.
Load engineering
Tow Tractor Point Loads Are Often Underestimated
Aircraft weight is distributed across multiple landing gear points, which spreads the load. A tow tractor, by contrast, has small hard wheels that concentrate enormous force into tiny contact patches. When a tractor makes a 90-degree turn inside the hangar, the wheel load at the pivot point can exceed the static load of a parked aircraft. Standard coatings fail at these pivot zones within months.
We engineer the slab and coating for tow tractor loads as the governing case. This means the aircraft loads, which are lighter and more distributed, are automatically covered. The result is a floor that survives years of daily tractor movement without failure at turn points. Coordinate with apron and taxiway concrete outside the hangar and with the rest of your aircraft hangar facility work.
Skydrol resistance, tow tractor loads, joint fillers and aviation compliance.
Aviation chemicals (especially Skydrol) attack standard epoxy systems aggressively. Combined with tow tractor point loads and aircraft tire contact patches, the spec has to match a unique exposure profile that other commercial floors do not see.
If the hangar handles aircraft with Skydrol hydraulic systems (most modern commercial and many corporate), yes. Skydrol-rated urethane cement is the typical answer; the wrong system dissolves quickly under Skydrol contact.
Glycol-based de-icing fluids are part of the chemical exposure profile in Regina hangars. We spec the system for those alongside the aviation hydraulics so winter operations do not degrade the floor.
Yes, the joint filler has to be chemical-resistant to the same aviation fluids the coating handles. Standard polyurea filler can degrade under Skydrol; we use chemical-resistant variants in aviation environments.
A typical hangar takes a week or two from prep through cure, with the hangar offline during the work. Larger MRO facilities stretch to multi-week phased installs. The schedule is built around maintenance operations.
Client reviews
What Regina Hangar Operators Say About Their Floor Coatings
Skydrol-rated urethane install in our maintenance hangar. Three years of regular hydraulic spills, zero coating failure at any spill point. Worth the spec premium over standard epoxy.
Z. A5
FBO Manager, Regina Airport
★★★★★
Engineered for our tow tractor loads, not just aircraft loads. The coating has held perfectly at every tow turn point, where the previous floor had failed within months.
Y. A5
MRO Operations, Regina
★★★★★
Coordinated install during a scheduled maintenance downtime. Hangar offline only for the cure window, back in service on schedule. Real coordination with operations.
Q. A5
Corporate Hangar Owner, Emerald Park
★★★★★
Documented chemical-resistance rating for our facility compliance file. Auditor accepted without questions. The documentation matters in aviation.
X. A5
Aviation Facility Director, White City
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