October 24, 2019 at 5:07 p.m.
Airport project on track
Airport project on track
City of Portland officials continue to be upbeat about prospects for the long-planned runway extension at Portland Municipal Airport.
“It was good to meet with the funding agencies,” Mayor Randy Geesaman told members of the Portland Aviation Board on Wednesday afternoon.
Geesaman and some members of the board attended the Aviation Indiana annual conference last week and met with representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Indiana Department of Transportation’s aviation division.
“We got nothing but good comments (on runway expansion plans developed by the engineering firm of Butler, Fairman and Seufert),” said Geesaman. “They want to move forward with it.”
Federal funds will pick up 90% of the estimated $4 million cost of expanding the runway from its current length of 4,000 feet to 5,500 feet in order to make it feasible for corporate jet traffic. INDOT will provide 5% and the city 5%.
“It was good to meet with the funding agencies,” Mayor Randy Geesaman told members of the Portland Aviation Board on Wednesday afternoon.
Geesaman and some members of the board attended the Aviation Indiana annual conference last week and met with representatives of the Federal Aviation Administration and the Indiana Department of Transportation’s aviation division.
“We got nothing but good comments (on runway expansion plans developed by the engineering firm of Butler, Fairman and Seufert),” said Geesaman. “They want to move forward with it.”
Federal funds will pick up 90% of the estimated $4 million cost of expanding the runway from its current length of 4,000 feet to 5,500 feet in order to make it feasible for corporate jet traffic. INDOT will provide 5% and the city 5%.
The expansion was first proposed in 1999 but didn’t receive FAA approval until 2015.
Construction bids for the first phase of the project will be next spring with work following later in the year. The second phase is targeted for 2021.
In other business:
•Airport manager Hal Tavzel reported 4,541 gallons of fuel had been sold in September, bringing in $17,743.85. Fuel sales so far in October are also on a good track, he said.
•The board unanimously approved claims of $6,317.18.
Construction bids for the first phase of the project will be next spring with work following later in the year. The second phase is targeted for 2021.
In other business:
•Airport manager Hal Tavzel reported 4,541 gallons of fuel had been sold in September, bringing in $17,743.85. Fuel sales so far in October are also on a good track, he said.
•The board unanimously approved claims of $6,317.18.
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