8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)         August 24, 2005
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                               ELECSYS CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


           KANSAS                       0-22760                  48-1099142
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(State or other jurisdiction          (Commission               (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                File Number)           Identification No.)


     15301 W. 109th Street  Lenexa, Kansas                          66219
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    (Address of principal executive offices)                      (Zip Code)



Registrant's telephone number, including area code            (913) 647-0158
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                                 Not Applicable
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Item 8.01   Other Events

     On August 24,  2005  Elecsys  Corporation  (the  "Company")  issued a press
release   announcing   that  the  Company  is  planning  a  new  production  and
headquarters  facility. A copy of the press release is furnished under Item 9.01
of this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits

          (c)  EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed herewith:

          99.1     Press Release dated August 24, 2005.

                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

         Date:  August 24, 2005
                                  ELECSYS CORPORATION


                                  By:   /s/ Todd A. Daniels
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                                      Todd A. Daniels
                                      Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number                                         Description
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   99.1                                     Press release dated August 24, 2005

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                                  NEWS RELEASE

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15301 w. 109TH Street, Lenexa, KS  66219  Phone: 913-647-0158 Fax:  913-647-0132
investorrelations@elecsyscorp.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact: Karl B. Gemperli
         (913) 647-0158, Phone
         (913) 647-0132, Fax
         investorrelations@elecsyscorp.com



ELECSYS CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THAT IT IS PLANNING A NEW
PRODUCTION AND HEADQUARTERS FACILITY

Lenexa, Kansas (August 24, 2005) - Elecsys Corporation (AMEX: ASY), today
announced that it is planning a new production and headquarters facility that
will accommodate both of its operating subsidiaries in a single building and
also allow for its subsidiaries to increase their production capacity and
efficiency. The Company believes that approximately 60,000 sq ft in a single
facility will provide room for the projected growth of its subsidiaries. The
Company anticipates moving to such a facility in summer 2006.

Elecsys Corporation is a publicly traded holding company with two wholly owned
subsidiaries, DCI, Inc. and NTG, Inc. DCI designs, manufactures, and integrates
custom electronic interface solutions for original equipment manufacturers in
the medical, aerospace, communications, industrial product, and other
industries. DCI has specialized capabilities to design and efficiently
manufacture custom electronic assemblies which integrate a variety of interface
technologies, such as custom liquid crystal displays, light emitting diode
displays, and keypads, with circuit boards and other electronic components. NTG
designs, markets, and provides remote monitoring solutions for the gas and oil
pipeline industry as well as other industries requiring remote monitoring
solutions. For more information, visit our website at www.elecsyscorp.com.

Safe-Harbor statement: The discussions set forth in this press release may
contain forward-looking comments based on current expectations that involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results could differ materially from
those projected or suggested in the forward-looking comments. The difference
could be caused by a number of factors, including, but not limited to the
factors and conditions that are described in Elecsys Corporation's SEC filings,
including the Form 10-KSB for the year ended April 30, 2005. The reader is
cautioned that Elecsys Corporation does not have a policy of updating or
revising forward-looking statements and thus he or she should not assume that
silence by management of Elecsys Corporation over time means that actual events
are bearing out as estimated in such forward-looking statements.