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St. Cloud Sky Central Airport authority outlines growth, warns of long‑term revenue pressure
Summary
Airport authority leaders told the Stearns County board that operations and passenger parking revenue are up, new capital projects and an AMT school are underway, and that inflation and fixed local funding streams (levy and sales‑tax) present ongoing fiscal challenges.
Leaders of the St. Cloud Sky Central Airport updated the Stearns County Board on April 21 on airport operations, infrastructure projects and financial challenges tied to rising costs and fixed funding streams.
Bill Towel, airport director, told commissioners the airport recorded about 40,500 operations (takeoffs and landings) in 2025, supports 104 based aircraft and roughly 395 local jobs plus about 80 at the Army National Guard support facility. The airport authority reported a prior economic impact study pegging regional economic output at about $50 million and said a new study is underway. "We have Allegiant, Sun Country, the…
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