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Airport authority details $2.4M budget, runway rehabilitation plan and funding outlook
Summary
The airport authority presented a preliminary 2027 budget showing nearly $2.4 million in revenue, an operating shortfall of about $828,000, and a five-year capital plan that prioritizes runway rehabilitation, perimeter fence replacement, and taxiway/apron work with heavy FAA funding support.
Barrett Seymour, representing the airport authority, presented the airport's preliminary budget and a multi-year capital plan.
Seymour said projected revenue for the airport is "just under $2,400,000" and that, without capital-program funding, the airport faces about an "$828,000 shortfall." He outlined three major projects over the next five years: a runway rehabilitation (including addressing a runway protection zone discrepancy that does not meet FAA standards), final perimeter fence replacement with buried footings to meet new FAA design standards, and taxiway/aircraft parking-apron rehabilitation plus stormwater improvements. He described typical funding shares (95% FAA, 2.5% MnDOT, local share examples such as $23,280 for one planning study).
Seymour said the runway project will require substantial planning, environmental review and competition for discretionary federal funds and that construction would likely require temporary closure of the primary runway, disrupting commercial service during that period. He said the runway rehabilitation is being positioned to be ready for FAA funding requests and that FAA representatives would visit the site to review the capital-improvement program. Seymour also listed other capital needs such as snow-removal equipment replacement and noted the airport is pursuing possible congressional-directed funding; he said local support and coordinated grant applications remain important to secure federal and state shares.
