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Hutchinson airport seeks runway reconstruction, new jet center and to assume fuel operations
Summary
Airport director proposed a five‑year CIP that centers on reconstructing the main runway to concrete, building a modern FBO/jet center and preparing to run fueling operations when the current lease ends in 2027; most runway funding would be FAA grants.
Alex Stang, Hutchinson Airport director, told the study session the airport’s five‑year capital plan centers on a full concrete reconstruction of the main runway (13/31), a modern fixed‑base operator (FBO)/jet center and decommissioning a secondary runway that lost FAA sponsorship. “This would, this would help address that situation and replace that weak, degrading sub base, boost that pavement index, and the idea would be to have this completed before the 20 29 USGA senior open,” Stang said of the runway work.
Nut graf: The airport presentation framed runway and facility upgrades as economic‑development investments: engineers and staff plan to pursue federal funding (FAA grants, BIL) for most of the runway cost while the city…
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