A commercial pilot who also runs one of Ogden's craft breweries is opening a diner and pub inside Ogden-Hinckley Airport this October, bringing the terminal its first full-service liquor bar and a dining spot open to anyone, not just ticketed passengers. Full Stop Diner and Pub will sit outside the TSA security checkpoint, meaning residents, airport employees, and curious visitors can walk in and eat without a boarding pass or a trip through the metal detectors.
The new eatery comes from the owners of UTOG Brewing Co., according to KSL News, which reports the restaurant will pour UTOG's own beer alongside food service and will offer the airport's first full bar in the terminal's history. Carson Foss, a commercial pilot who operates UTOG, said the restaurant combines his two passions: aviation and running a brewpub, per the same report. UTOG Brewing was founded in 2019 by Foss along with partners Jeff Manwaring and Jack Hubble inside Ogden's historic 1906 Thorstensen Building on Grant Avenue, a space built around a custom 15-barrel sunken brewhouse pit, as detailed by Utah Beer News.
Filling a Space Bickering Sisters Left Behind
The airport terminal's previous restaurant, Bickering Sisters, operated there for several years before relocating to a standalone downtown space on Washington Boulevard, leaving the dining slot open for re-leasing, according to the Standard-Examiner. Six operators responded to the city's request for proposals to run a restaurant at Ogden-Hinckley Airport, per KSL's report. Full Stop Diner and Pub will plan to offer consistent weekly hours and will operate longer hours than Bickering Sisters did, and it won't be limited to flight days, unlike some past terminal dining arrangements.
Mayor Ben Nadolski said the new restaurant will give residents and visitors another reason to enjoy the airport, according to KSL's account. KC Sanders, marketing manager for Ogden-Hinckley Airport, said the restaurant is part of an effort to enhance the airport experience and support passenger growth, aiming to serve travelers, pilots, airport tenants and the broader community alike. The Standard-Examiner's reporting notes that city leadership also cited the airport's long tradition of runway-side dining, pointing back to historical pilot gathering spots like The Auger Inn, as inspiration for the new pub.
A Terminal Rebuilt After Losing Its Airlines
The new pub arrives inside a main terminal that received a $5 million upgrade unveiled in November 2025, a project initially estimated at $4.4 million and covered in Hoodline's earlier report on the terminal expansion. That renovation included new ticketing and indoor baggage-claim areas, physical improvements now paired with the airport's push for better food and beverage options. Ogden City has managed the municipal airport since 1928, and it remains Utah's busiest municipal airport for general and private aviation, recording more than 113,000 annual aircraft operations, according to background compiled from Ogden City's airport records.
Commercial service at the airport has had a rocky recent history. Ogden-Hinckley lost all commercial passenger air service in June 2022 when Allegiant Air, which had flown to Mesa, Arizona, for a decade, and Avelo Airlines both suspended operations, citing regional pilot shortages and high jet fuel costs, as reported by the Standard-Examiner at the time. Commercial flights didn't return until February 21, 2024, when Breeze Airways launched nonstop Airbus A220 service to John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, a launch Hoodline covered in its report on Breeze's Ogden debut.
One Airline, and a Bet on More to Come
Breeze Airways remains the only airline operating out of Ogden-Hinckley Airport, currently offering two flights a week to John Wayne Airport, per KSL's reporting. Ogden city officials hope the terminal upgrades and new dining options will help lure additional carriers to the airport, though KSL's report frames that goal as an open question rather than a settled outcome. Full Stop Diner and Pub is explicitly meant to enhance the airport's overall appeal as that recruitment effort continues.
Ogden's brewery scene has already shown airport concessions can work elsewhere in the region. Roosters Brewing Co., another prominent Ogden-based craft brewery, operates a location inside Salt Lake City International Airport, according to KSL News. Whether upgraded amenities and a full bar prove enough to draw new commercial carriers to Ogden, given competition from Salt Lake City's larger airport, remains to be seen as the October opening approaches.
