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Boise Airport seeks new Passenger Facility Charge application and amends prior ones; $28.9 million proposed in Application 9
Summary
Deputy director of finance explained PFC rules: Boise collects $4.50 per segment, generates about $9 million annually, has $157 million collection authority and is preparing Application 9 for roughly $28.9 million while amending Applications 7 and 8.
The Boise Airport Commission heard a detailed briefing Sept. 3 on Passenger Facility Charges (PFCs), the locally administered fee airports levy per ticket to fund terminal projects, noise programs and debt service.
Kathleen Watkins, deputy director of finance and business, told the commission that PFCs are currently collected at $4.50 for the first two segments of a trip and that the airlines remit collections monthly, retaining 11 cents per ticket. Watkins said Boise collects about $9 million per year in PFC revenue and holds a total collection authority of $157 million since the program began in 1994.
Watkins outlined three proposed actions: amend Application 7 upward by $1.8 million and Application 8 upward by $16.6 million to reflect scope and cost changes, and file a new Application 9 that would request $28.9 million in PFC-funded projects. She said many projects on the new application are intended as the local share for federal Airport Improvement Program grants and that the airport will submit the application under a streamlined process where possible, with a planned FAA submission beginning Oct. 1, 2025.
Watkins also summarized the application timeline: staff assembled consultant materials February–June 2025, issued a notice to airlines on July 16, held a consultation meeting Aug. 19 (posted to the public), and accepted comments through Sept. 18; she reported that no comments were received on the posted materials. Because some project cost increases exceeded 25% of original estimates, consultation with airlines and the public was required for the amendments, Watkins said.
In question-and-answer, a commissioner asked whether the PFC proceeds could fund improved meeting-room audio in the commission chambers; Watkins said upgrades to conference-room technology, including microphones and speakers, are being planned and would be included as part of that upgrade program.
Another commissioner asked about a listed taxiway upgrade to “TDG 5,” which Watkins described as an engineering reclassification to accommodate larger aircraft such as the 767; the project had been triggered in part by changes in airline equipment and operations.
Watkins told commissioners the airport’s current PFC collection authority expires May 1, 2026, but because collections are running ahead of schedule the airport expects to complete the current authority in roughly three months and then rely on the new application to continue projects.
