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Salinas Airport reports rising operations, DBE goal maintained and taxi-lane rehab cost increase after delayed FAA award
Summary
The Salinas Airport Commission on May 22 received an operations report showing month-over-month increases in flight operations and fuel sales, a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goal set at 6.7 percent for DOT-funded work, and an update that a delayed FAA award likely raised the local cost of a taxi-lane rehabilitation by roughly $90,000.
The Salinas Airport Commission on May 22 received an operations report showing month-over-month increases in flight operations and fuel sales, an informational update on ongoing facility improvements and events, confirmation that the city’s Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) goal will remain at 6.7 percent for DOT-funded projects, and an update that a delayed Federal Aviation Administration award has likely increased local costs for a planned taxi-lane rehabilitation.
Airport staff told commissioners that operations rose beginning in December 2024 and continued through April, attributing the increase to better weather, more aircraft being operational in hangars and the presence of storage capacity at the…
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