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Butler County Regional Airport to begin runway lighting work March 1; advanced air mobility plan proposed
Summary
Airport director David Fair reported more than 55,000 annual operations, steady 10-year budget performance, and a runway lighting replacement set to start March 1. A three-phase advanced air mobility plan was presented with cost estimates from $800,000 for Phase 1 to about $7.5 million for a full buildout.
David Fair of Butler County Development briefed commissioners on the Butler County Regional Airport's operations, finances and capital plan, saying the airport recorded more than 55,000 operations for the 12-month period ending September 2022 and maintains roughly 116 based aircraft.
Fair described the airport as county-owned, roughly 650 acres spanning Hamilton and Fairfield, with a runway just over a mile long and an instrument landing system. He said 80% of operations are general aviation and about 20% are air taxi services, and he presented 2025 financials showing roughly $384,000 in revenues and $370,000 in…
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