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The Googledrome is readied for takeoff

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Google is taking the perks of being an employee to a whole new level.

Executives will never have to worry about long lines at the airport if a major airport operator wins approval to build an $82 million terminal dedicated to handling the Silicon Valley tech giant’s private jets.

Signature Aviation submitted a proposal to the city of San Jose, Calif., to construct a 29-acre executive hub at Mineta San Jose International Airport to “accommodate the largest business jets” for Google, including Boeing 737s, 757s and 767s.

San Jose city officials took a favorable view of Signature’s plans for the project, which would bring in $130 million in rent over the course of a 50-year lease.

Signature would partner with Blue City Holdings San Jose LLC, a company that represents the private jets owned by Google executives.

San Jose Aviation Director William Sherry sent a memo to city officials touting the terminal, saying it “will likely be a significant economic asset for the city of San Jose.”

Google is known for lavish spending on generous perks such as free food, laundry service and on-site medical staff. CEO Larry Page also loves pet projects like self-driving cars and Web-connected glasses.

Google’s top three execs — Page, co-founder Sergey Brin and Chairman Eric Schmidt — have access to at least eight jets, which use an old NASA runway at Moffett Federal Airfield near the company’s Mountain View, Calif., headquarters. The $3.7 million-a-year lease has been criticized by some members of Congress as too low.

(And Schmidt’s pockets are about to be even more stuffed. He plans to sell 3.2 million Google shares, currently worth $2.5 billion, over the next year, the company said yesterday in a filing.)

Google did not return a call for comment, and it’s not clear if Signature’s San Jose airport proposal would uproot Google’s entire fleet, which reportedly includes a fighter jet.

The San Jose City Council will weigh in on the proposal this spring.