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Nantucket airport probes fuel-farm, trucking and reservation options amid limited jet fuel availability
Summary
Commissioners discussed MassDOT and consultant cost estimates for an on-island jet fuel farm, coordination with World Fuel and the Steamship Authority on reservations, and short-term options including leased refueler trucks and converting an Avgas tank to Jet-A.
The Nantucket Memorial Airport Commission discussed options this week to ease intermittent jet fuel shortages, including a potential on-island fuel farm, leased tanker trucks and better coordination of vessel reservations used to ship fuel.
Commissioners asked staff for additional cost and logistics information before pursuing any one path. Airport staff said consultant Rich Lassen of McFarland Johnson is continuing to seek additional firm quotes; staff reported a preliminary figure from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation for a 10,000‑gallon fuel farm of about $1.7 million, though staff cautioned that mobilization and local factors could change that estimate.
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