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Committee reviews CBP arrangement and upcoming long-term aviation leases, including Sky Harbor hangar developments
Summary
Staff briefed the committee on a set of upcoming aviation agenda items: a temporary CBP clearance arrangement, a short-term Southwest Airlines lease through 2028, and private hangar developments under a Sky Harbor solicitation for Dallas Executive (≈15 acres) and Dallas Love Field (≈7–8 acres). Staff said tenants carry capital obligations and leases include protections; council sets lease rates.
Committee members spent substantial time on upcoming aviation agenda items, including an explanation of a temporary Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arrangement, a short-term Southwest Airlines lease and two planned private hangar developments.
An aviation department speaker explained that the city operates as a user-fee airport for general aviation: the city reimburses CBP for clearance services and currently pays for CBP space and related costs while a standalone CBP facility is developed. The staff speaker said the airport handles “a couple hundred” general-aviation clearances each month and that the standalone…
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