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Runway closures planned; fuel tank electrical hookup and certification pending
Summary
Airport staff said a planned runway closure will begin tomorrow morning and that a new fuel tank requires an electrical hookup with OGE before fuel service and certification can proceed. Weather could extend the work window; pilots and reunion flights prompted a schedule change for some closures.
Alva Airport staff announced a runway shutdown starting “tomorrow morning at 7 local” affecting the south end of the field and the Bravo area and said work could extend if weather requires it. Operations staff said the shutdown window was scheduled to run through “the seventh,” though the schedule was pushed twice because of pilot travel for Oshkosh and other local events.
The airport also reported progress on a new fuel tank but said electrical work remains. “The electrical crew for the low ground Gen A has been out working. I have not got an update on when they're gonna link up with OGE, but they are communicating now finally,” operations staff said. Staff added: “There's supposed to be a link update for that tank to go hot. Once it goes hot, we'll move forward with the fuel and the certification.”
Why it matters: runway closures affect arrival and departure options for based and transient pilots and can disrupt scheduled flights tied to community events. Airport staff said they delayed some work to avoid disrupting pilots traveling for the Oshkosh airshow and for a local reunion.
Airport staff reported continued site maintenance issues tied to weather and ground conditions. “Lots of rain. Lots of grass blowing,” an operations staff member said, and staff noted increased jet fuel sales after a recent price reduction. Staff also described on-site structural and surface issues they plan to track, including “fracking or asphalt popping up with the increase in trucks we've had,” and said they are developing a prioritized work list for mechanical and structural items.
Staff said a new tanker was delivered last Friday and that they had received a bill of sale for that unit. They said they will continue to monitor the timeline for the tank to be energized and certified before bringing it into service.
The airport’s runway schedule could shift. Operations staff said the closures were scheduled but subject to weather and to coordination with contractors and utility hookups. Staff said they would continue to provide updates as available.
The discussion occurred during agenda items on airport operations and maintenance; no formal vote or binding action was recorded in the transcript excerpt.
