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Roswell airport readies air-race infrastructure; city cites $8.0 million month and $60–80 million expected economic boost
Summary
Airport leaders reported multimillion-dollar projects and heightened activity at Roswell International Air Center as the city prepares for the national air races and begins multiple runway, apron and terminal repairs.
Roswell’s airport and advisory commission told the City Council on May 8 that multiple airfield projects are underway or out for bid and that the city is preparing for the national air races, which staff expect will produce significant short-term tourism and longer-term economic benefits.
Airport manager Kathleen (Katie) Thompson reported monthly revenue of $8,000,817.17 and said the figure included a major insurance settlement tied to a terminal fire last year: “We got the insurance settlement of that, which accounted for over 7,000,000, but we still had 1,200,000.0 in actual income revenue,” Thompson said.
Why this matters: City staff told the council the air races will sharply increase airport activity in the short term and that some investments now — lighting, apron rehab and taxiway repair — are intended both to support the event and to provide longer-term reliability…
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