Lede: Nick Brumback, Middletown Regional Airport manager, told council the airport is fully leased for hangars, maintains a multi‑tennant waiting list and has approximately 140 acres available for development — and staff will market the field for business aviation and advanced air mobility activity.

Nut graf: Brumback said the airport’s occupancy and fuel sales grew in 2024, and the airport is launching marketing to attract transient jet traffic, athletic team charters and aviation‑related businesses; planned capital work includes design for a ramp extension and use of expiring federal AIP funds for a jets hangar roof.

Body: Brumback described the airport as a general aviation facility with strong tenant demand: staff reported 90 tenants and a hangar waitlist of 25–27 aircraft. He told council the airport was on track to be self‑sustaining in 2025 and highlighted recent increases in fuel margins and service revenue year‑over‑year. "We have a 100% occupancy rate for hangar space," he said.

Planned projects include a design for a ramp extension to relieve congestion in the area used by the fixed base operator, maintenance shops, the 24/7 self‑serve fuel pumps and skydiving operations; design funding could be covered by expiring AIP/AIG federal funds. Brumback described a 2026 timetable for larger ramp construction and noted Butler Tech’s aviation facility will be completed in early 2026 with a dedicated entrance.

Brumback also raised the airport’s potential role in advanced air mobility (EV‑vertical takeoff and landing vehicles) and said the city will seek a strategic approach to position Middletown as a regional player without overcommitting before market standards and infrastructure grants emerge.

Ending: The manager said staff will pursue targeted advertising, continued hangar leasing, and design and maintenance work while evaluating advanced air mobility opportunities; council members suggested holding industry/technology days in conjunction with any future air‑show plans to attract vendors and users.