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County hears update on Winston Field layout plan; FAA airspace review pending
Summary
Consultant Perry of Centurion Planning & Design presented a completed airport layout plan (ALP) for Winston Field (SNK). He said the plan must clear an FAA airspace review before the county can finalize the ALP and pursue state or federal grant funding for runway, apron and fuel-farm projects.
Perry of Centurion Planning & Design told the Scurry County Commissioners Court that the year‑long update to Winston Field's airport layout plan is complete and has been submitted to the Federal Aviation Administration for airspace review. "If it's not on here, you guys can't go to the state and ask for money," Perry said, explaining that projects must be included on the ALP to be eligible for state and federal grant matches.
The consultant reviewed the project's steps: an inventory of current facilities; a 20‑year forecast of aircraft and operations; alternatives for runways, taxiways and a fuel farm; and a capital improvement plan that assigns likely federal, state and county shares for each project. Perry said the ALP set includes multiple drawings — layout, airspace, property map and inner‑portion airspace graphics — and that the FAA typically completes an airspace review within 30 to 45 days.
Perry described a preferred development direction the project steering committee selected after reviewing multiple alternatives and said the ALP narrative also itemizes which improvements could be funded with private money (for example, hangar development) versus those likely eligible for grant support. He recommended the county authorize the county judge to sign the ALP/AOP set after any FAA comments are resolved and the state (TxDOT) signs off so the projects can be entered in the capital improvement program.
County officials asked about acronyms and deliverables, and Perry said the consultant's report includes a glossary. He also cautioned that approval by the county and the airport sponsor is required before TxDOT or the FAA will consider projects for funding.
The court did not take a formal vote at the meeting on authorization to sign pending FAA comments; Perry said the next step is returning the set to the judge for signature once the FAA airspace review is complete.
