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Ocean Shores airport one plane short of FAA threshold for AWOS funding
Summary
At a Jan. 21 special meeting the City of Ocean Shores Municipal Airport Advisory Committee heard that the airport lists nine based aircraft and needs one more to meet the FAArequirement for funding an automated weather observation system; members assigned follow-ups including updating FAA records and contacting hangar owners.
Ocean Shores Municipal Airport Advisory Committee members spent a special Jan. 21 meeting focused on how to reach the Federal Aviation Administrationthreshold of 10 based aircraft required to secure federal funding for an automated weather observation system (AWOS).
Staff reported the airportcurrently shows nine based aircraft and that "we are at 9 now and we need another 1," a committee member said during the meeting. Century West provided the committee with the FAA list of based aircraft that the FAA uses to determine eligibility for certain funding buckets.
Committee members discussed short-term fixes and longer-term options. Short-term proposals included helping owners update their registration on the FAA "Base Aircraft" website, asking a local owner (referred to in the meeting as Dan) to move his aircraft from Shelton, and temporarily leasing space in an…
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