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In 1979, hurricane Frederick did extensive damage to the office building, and leveled one row of hangars. In 1981, an all new facility was built at the north end of the airport to house flight training, maintenance, parts, and pilot testing. At the same time, the runway was paved to 3200 X 40 ft., leaving a 150 ft. grass runway on the west side of the paved one. Additionally, there is a grass taxiway east of the airport, with access to the runway, where several EAA members have hangars built into or alongside their homes.
[[Image:Ivan_2.jpg|thumb|rightleft|Hurricane Ivan damage in 2004]]
In 2004, Hurricane IVAN inflicted considerable damage to the airport, which lost all T-hangars and suffered extensive to the the field itself and other buildings. Since that time, 24 new, enclosed T-hangars with electric doors have been constructed
[[Image:New_Hangars_2.jpg |thumb|leftright|New T-Hangars]]
Ferguson airport is one of the few surviving privately owned, public use airports remaining in this area.