City of Delaware Airport Commission backs proposed fee, hangar rent increases to reduce general-fund subsidy

The City of Delaware Airport Commission on a unanimous vote supported staff-recommended adjustments to airport service fees and hangar rents as part of a broader review of fuel revenue and a plan to reduce general-fund support.

Commissioners approved a motion to support the adjustments after a staff presentation that outlined fuel-sales trends, revenue concentration in jet fuel, and options for eliminating a general-fund transfer. The commission’s action is advisory; final rate changes are administratively approved by city administration and may be acted on by the city manager and, where applicable, city council.

Airport staff told commissioners that avgas sales year-to-date were 40,791 gallons, down from about 49,000 gallons the prior year (a decline of roughly 8,300 gallons). Jet fuel accounted for the largest share of airport revenue: staff said jet fuel represented about 57% of airport revenue in 2025. Staff also said, “We currently have, dollars 280,000 or we had $280,000 committed to the airport in 2025,” describing the general-fund contribution the adjustments are intended to reduce.

To eliminate the general-fund transfer in a model staff called a “0 balance analysis,” the presentation showed several hypothetical changes: an 11% increase to 100LL margins (an estimated 10-cent per gallon margin increase, raising an…