About ABA-CON
Over 100 years of combined experience in aviation fuel storage across our team.
ABA-CON designs, builds, and installs custom aviation fuel storage systems, and provides the maintenance, repair, and inspection services that keep them running. Since 2008, general and corporate aviation customers have trusted us for quality construction, ease of use, and built-in safety features.
Our story
Ardy Ballard and the late Burnie Whitten founded ABA-CON in November 2008, and Stephen Reaves joined the company in early 2009. From the start, the goal was simple: build aviation fuel systems that are safe, easy to use, and made to last. Today, ABA-CON designs, builds, and services fuel farms for airports, FBOs, and aviation operators across the Southeast and around the world.
Our leadership
Ardy Ballard
President and Co-Founder
Ardy co-founded ABA-CON in 2008 and has been in the aviation fuel storage business for more than 40 years. He holds a Florida State Certified General Contractor’s License (#CGC1512051) and leads the design and specification of the company’s aviation fuel storage and distribution systems.
From new turnkey fuel farms to upgrades of existing systems, customers rely on Ardy’s hands-on knowledge of Jet-A and Avgas systems to get safe, compliant, and practical solutions built right the first time.
Born in upstate New York, Ardy has called Titusville, on Florida’s Space Coast, home since 1978.
Stephen Reaves
Vice President
Stephen joined ABA-CON in 2009 and brings more than 30 years of project management experience. He oversees all construction projects with on-site administration and strict quality control to keep work on time and on budget, and coordinates planning with contractors and subcontractors.
A veteran of the U.S. Army and the National Guard, Stephen brings the same discipline, planning, and attention to detail from his military service to every job site.
Proven around the world
ABA-CON’s team has designed and installed over 500 fuel systems.
United States (including Alaska), Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, the Bahamas, Turks and Caicos, Guyana (including East Coast Demerara), Bolivia, and South Africa