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Kenai Airport Commission presses options as Crowley cites low fuel margins and high upgrade costs
Summary
Commissioners were told Crowley, the airport fuel vendor, earns roughly $50,000 from fuel sales and says that does not justify a $200,000–$300,000 tank and system upgrade; staff will pursue an RFP for a temporary fueling solution and expects more information by Dec. 1.
KENAI, Alaska — The Kenai Airport Commission spent a substantial portion of its Nov. 13 meeting focused on the airport’s uncertain fuel service after Crowley, the vendor that provides fueling, signaled it may not invest to replace aging equipment.
Airport staff told commissioners that Crowley reported about $20,000 in avgas and roughly $30,000 in jet fuel sales in a recent period, figures staff said fall far short of the $150,000–$300,000 cost estimates for above‑ground tanks or transfer‑pod installations. “They made 20,000 in, I think, avgas. I think they made 30 in jet fuel,” Mary, an airport staff member, said of the vendor’s recent receipts. Staff said those revenue levels make a private upgrade financially unattractive to the…
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