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Beverly Airport reports 91,600 operations in 2024; $15 million runway reconstruction planned for 2027
Summary
Airport Director Gabriel Hannafin told the Beverly City Council on March 3 that operations rebounded to 91,600 in 2024, user-generated revenue rose about 45%, and the airport is preparing for a federally funded runway reconstruction in federal fiscal year 2027 with an estimated $750,000 local share.
Airport Director Gabriel Hannafin gave the Beverly City Council an annual update on March 3, reporting 91,600 aircraft operations at Beverly Airport in calendar year 2024 and a 45.45% increase in user-generated revenue compared with the prior period.
Hannafin said the airport received just under $1.3 million in grant funding in 2024 and logged 330 noise complaints in the year. He told council members an anticipated major capital project is a full reconstruction of Runway 16/34 scheduled for federal fiscal year 2027, with a preliminary estimated total project cost of $15,000,000 and an expected standard funding split of 90% federal, 5% state and 5% local — implying about $750,000 in local funds.
The update put the runway project in a larger capital context. Hannafin said perimeter-fence replacement work — funded with grant money and intended primarily to reduce wildlife incursions — is substantially…
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