Jackson airport authority presents FY26 budget, flags $23M water-system replacement and $43.5M in capital projects

Rosa Beckett, chief executive officer of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, told the Jackson City Council the authority is proposing a fiscal year 2026 operating budget that projects about $26.17 million in operating revenue and $23.84 million in operating expenses, producing an operating income projection of roughly $2.32 million. "We are looking to present to the city our proposed fiscal year 2526, budget presentation," Beckett said.

The nut graf: the airport's budget and capital plan matter to the city because the facility supports commercial service, concessions and ground-transport fees, has debt outstanding, and operates its own water system that serves Department of Defense facilities — a failure of which the authority says would have broad operational consequences.

Jana Green, the authority's interim chief financial officer, presented the financial details. Green said operating revenues for FY26 are projected at $26,165,450 and operating expenses at…