Kenai Airport Commission hears runway rehab timeline, reviews four master-plan alternatives and approves routine measures

HUDL Engineering consultant Eric Jordan told the Kenai Airport Commission on Feb. 12 that the city is coordinating instrument‑flight procedures and expects to start runway reconstruction in mid‑May with a target completion in October, if weather permits. Jordan said the city is also pursuing special instrument procedures for a temporary runway designed to be in place before the primary runway closes.

Jordan described four draft alternatives in the airport master plan that will be shown at a public meeting next Thursday, Feb. 19, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. The alternatives range from a no‑build option that preserves navigation‑easement work carried over from the 2017 plan, to options that expand commercial lease lots to the north, relocate the gravel runway to the west, reconfigure taxiways (including removing a segment of Taxiway Echo and rebuilding Taxiway Kilo), and add apron, de‑icing and transient parking to accommodate larger aircraft.

"We—xpect to be starting in mid May and being done by October," Jordan said, describing the runway rehabilitation schedule. He added that apron pavement maintenance (crack sealing and repairs) will be done under a separate contract, mostly at night, and that the contractor…