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Shelbyville airport staff warn FAAunleaded-avgas deadline will force costly fuel-farm and aircraft adjustments
Summary
Airport staff told the Municipal Airport Authority that the FAA plans to require airports to offer unleaded aviation gasoline by December 2030, a change that could require new tanks, operational modifications and costs the airport has not budgeted.
Airport staff told the Municipal Airport Authority on Jan. 22 that the Federal Aviation Administration is pressing the industry toward a replacement for 100LL avgas and has set a hard target that "everybody's gotta have unleaded fuel on their airports by the December 2030," according to Paul, the authority's operations lead.
Paul said the airport recorded more than 60,000 operations in 2025 and that the transition timetable leaves only a few years for airports and pilots to adapt. "We don't have the funds," he said, describing the logistical and financial challenges of installing…
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