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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-01-09 - Agendas - Final • AIRPORT BOARD MEETING January 9, 2003 1 :30 p.m. Airport Conference Room 4500 S. School Avenue r 1 . Welcome. 2. Minutes of the December 12, 2002 meeting. 3. Receiving of Reports. A. Charles Wallace, Chairman. B. Ray Boudreaux, Director. C. James Nicholson, FinanceCoordinator. D. Construction Report. E. Maintenance Report. • 4. Old Business. None 5 . New Business. A. FBO Hangar Rates. B. New FBO Hours. C. Election of Officers. 6. First Year Celebration. _- 7. -Other Business. A. Items from the Board. B. Items from the Public. 8. Meeting Adjourned, REMINDER: An Airport Board Strategic Planning Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 9th , at 11 :00 a.m. (lunch included), Airport Conference Room. l ' • MINUTES OF THE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING December 12, 2002 MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles Wallace, Rick McKinney, Frank Burggraf, Mike Andrews, Frank Sperandeo, Dave Bowman, Otto Loewer STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers OTHERS PRESENT: Mike Kratchmer-Ark. Aviation Tech. Center; David Hollman- Flying Investments; Wayne Jones-McClelland Consulting Engineers; Judy Hammond- Air Museum; Amy Wolfe-Fay. Gov. Channel; Bill Duncan-Allied Research; Matt Wagner-NW Ark. Times; Terry Collier-Tenant ITEM #1 : Welcome. ITEM #2 : Minutes of the November 14, 2002 Meeting. A motion to approve'- the - minutes as written was made- by- Rick McKinney and seconded-by-Frank Sperandeo. The motion carried. - - ITEM #3 : Receiving of Reports. A. Charles Wallace, Chairman. Stated the Board had just held a Strategic Planning Meeting prior to the Board Meeting. They had discussed a report that will go to the Council covering the events over the last year. B. Ray Boudreaux, Director. Reviewed, his report in the agenda packet. Announced Troy Bates, Flightline Operations-Supervisor, had attended a two day training class and is now certified to train others for flightline work. The Arkansas Aeronautics Commission approved the grant amendments, and now the corporate ramp and hangar are now covered by 50% in grants. — Ozark - Military Museum had- their groundbreaking ceremony for their hangar, and their Building Permit has been issued. W. Jones assisted them with the City's drainage requirements. Carol Jones of McClellands ' has helped with the Airport's Storm Water Study. Required tests on the fuel tanks and fuel trucks results in approximately one gallon of waste fuel per day. We store that in 55 gallon drums. We also have a drum on the eastside of the airfield to store waste oil from the hangar tenants. We now have the right plans and permits to dispose of the fuel and oil . Clear Channel Radio has made an inquiry about having a concert at the Airport. We asked them to submit a proposal, which will be presented to the Board. The Chamber of Commerce hosted a non-aviation event in the terminal, a Manufactures Appreciation Evening. D. Bowman added that the A & P school used the terminal for their latest graduation. M. Kratchmer said about half of the students go to work out of the state. 1 i • Cessna has conducted several recruiting sessions at their school and is coming back again to recruit. Cessna has about twenty of the school 's graduates working for them . C. James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator. Reported the operations had been up the last three consecutive months, and there has been a slight increase over the last twelve months. Regarding the fuel sales, every month except March, we have increased over the previous month. There has been a 57% increase over the last year. Commenting on the .Financial Report, C. Wallace said it looked like we are coming in under the projected deficit. R. Boudreaux said the Council will vote on December 17`h on the City' s Budget. He said he had attended a meeting with the City staff and Council to go over the Budget and it looks like the Airport budget will be okay. J. Nicholson reported the bulk of the expenses for the new ramp and hangar will come in after the end of the year. C. Wallace commented we are still operating on our own funds of over one million dollars, the Airport does not have a debt service, and on the 2002 Capital Projects, for every dollar the Airport spends, three dollars has been contributed to the projects by grants funds. We are doing Airport improvements that will generate money, we are making progress. J. Nicholson called attention that the Financial Report does not show the depreciation-, - which Accounting reports would show on their reports. D. Louise Powers, Lease Report. Reported all the T-Hangars are now rented, and most of the T-Hangar end units are also rented. E. Construction Report. W. Jones said they are getting ready for the slab placement for-the FBO hangar. The water line is almost finished and they are ready -to- start working on the sewer line. He discussed several possibilities for the routing of the sewer lines, stating the City and OMI didn't want to add another pump station and the • best alternative plan would be to run the sewer south to connect in Greenland. The line would have to drop about seventeen feet for gravity-feed to Greenland. The City has said- they will work with Airport on the cost above the figure budgeted towards the sewer line. R. Boudreaux said there would not be any extra Airport funds put towards the project. The re-skin project is not coming along as expected, the translucent panel was ordered the wrong size. F. Maintenance Report. The Airport-has taken delivery on two lifts that have platforms. We have just spent $600.00 on ballasts and $300.00 on bulbs and the maintenance guys have been working three days getting lights back on. The Runway and Taxiways have been cleaned. We have used the lifts to replace some heaters in some of the Airport's buildings. T-Hangar "A" has roof leaks and we will be getting bids for the project. We-will be doing some fence maintenance and moving fence around the fuel farm. The new pilots lounge in the terminal is almost completed, and invited everyone to visit the new room. M . Andrews commented that "depreciation" is a real expense. ITEM #4 : Old Business. C. Wallace commented one of the major things with Boards, is how well they stay abreast of the items of the agenda, and this was the second Board Meeting there has not been any "Old Business". ITEM #5: New Business. A. Approval of a Lease with Flying Investments, LLC, for office space in the terminal. 2 • A motion to approve the Lease was made by Rick McKinney and seconded by Frank Sperandeo. The motion carried. ITEM #6: Other Business. A. Items from the Board. The next Airport Board Meeting will meet on January 9`h, the second Thursday of the month. C. Wallace said he would like to use the January Meeting for a special purpose, to celebrate Ray's first year as Airport Manager. He requested that it be placed on the January Agenda. B. Items from the Public. There were none. C. Wallace said this had been a record meeting-taking just 47 minutes. MEETING ADJOURNED. Frank Burggraf, Secretary Date 3 • 2002 ANNUAL REPORT TO THE MAYOR AND AIRPORT BOARD Aviation and Economic Development Department Ray M. Boudreaux, Director Aviation-Fiyetieville Municipal Airport, Drake Field: This is the first annual report submitted by the Director of Aviation and Economic _ Development of the City of Fayetteville Arkansas. I assumed the duties of Director on January 2, 2002. At that time, Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field was just - surviving as a general aviation airport. The airlines had moved operations to XNA, the new Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in late 1999. In the intervening years, three -. - new T Hangars were constructed and all but one completely filled, DHL located a facility at Fayetteville Drake, and the Forrest Service negotiated a lease for land on the airport to locate a fire base for C- 130 slurry bombers and spotter planes. In conjunction with the -- - Forrest-Service project, a major project was funded by the FAA to widen and strengthen the taxiways and rejuvenate the runway. The project also included parking ramp expansion for the Superior hangar, the DHL building-and- the small corporate ramp east of the T hangars. 2002 has been a year of change in many ways. We added a new position to the FBO - operation and hired a new Flight Line Operations Supervisor in that division: We were - able to do this because of the increase in fuel sales. The Airport Office assumed fueling duties in August of 2001 and we have increased fuel sales 57%. The new Flight Line - •_ Orations -Supervisor was sent to school for the job and now is trainingethe staff in - M customer service excellence and safety .procedures—Thus move-relieved the maintenance staff of the need to spend 100 hours each month to subsidize the operations staff. The maintenance staff. is now managing . to.-keep .up with maintenance duties and to perform _ the special projects necessary to transform the lobby into a customer friendly pilot and - - -passenger-waiting area and flight planning area. We- made a change in the personneFin__ the maintenance crew as well. The transformation -vas a joint effort. A new customer service counter was built and moved to a better location in the building, a new pilots lounge/waiting area was built adjacent to the FBO service counter, a new WSI pilot weather briefing satellite system _:. _purchased, a computer system for the operations staff purchased and hooked to the City - system, a flight planning area designated and flight planning table ordered, the blue awning on the ramp was moved to allow for more efficient use of limited aircraft parking space, the ramp markings were repainted to accommodate general aviation aircraft, the administration office was moved from the back of the building to the front for easy access to and for customers and employees. We will change FBO and Maintenance operating hours beginning the first of the year for more economical use of our employees, and we will continue to try new things to make our operation more user friendly. Very early we made arrangements with the Clarion Inn management to provide catering for our charter and business operations. While a bit on the expensive side, it is what our • customers have asked for and the service continues to receive good comments. We 1 • worked an arrangement with the local potty house operator for lavatory service for the larger charter aircraft which is available when we call. We have arranged for a shuttle bus to the football games from the airport so that those flying-in have a way to get to the stadium without renting a car; we will try a shuttle for basketball season to see how that is received. Five business offices are now located in the terminal and more will follow. We have used the terminal for several special _ ._ . . . activities including: Young Eagles flights, Manufacturers' Appreciation Day, two craft fairs, AATC graduation ceremonies (A & P mechanics school on airfield), and the City employees' Christmas party. We.- facilitated an arrangement with the Arkansas Air Museum and the Ozark Military = Museum (OMM) to operate as one and for the OMM to relocate from Springdale to - Fayetteville. They are working to build a new building and both Boards are working together to make the display the best it-can-be. OMM has signed a long term lease for the - old-FBO-building and with volunteers have made the place look great. It will hold many of their displays. - - - _ -- Within- the first six months of the year, all hangars were filled. This was the impetus needed to start construction on a large FBO multi-tenant hangar. That project is well underway. The new FBO hangar will be-150' X 125 ' ( 18,750 square feet). It will easily hold 20 small aircraft (C-210 and smaller). The new building is heated and sprinkled and - - constructed for storage. The only additional amenity is a restroom. . . • .._ _The. new .FBO hangar is being constructed-in -the-new -executive ramp area just. south of . . . _ the terminal building. This concept was used to allow the FBO hangar to be near the -- - - - FBO "line shack" so that it would be easy for the linepersonnel to handle the office and -the hangar duties. The new ramp area was conceived to allow for additional corporate - _ -hangars "to be built on ground leased- -from- the airport. Two such leases -were - -- - consummated during the year. -Flying -lnvestmentsis-constructing a new hangar and -_ - shettld move in before the end of February 2003 . _ The second leasee has ndt-yet started his hangar. To fund the new executive ramp expansion we made several trips to the State . = Aeronautics Commission to present grant applications for the ramp, taxiway, and the new - hangar. The final total ended up with a 50 150 split between airport reserves and State grant funding. The runway rejuvenation and taxiway modification project was completed during 2002. All taxiways were strengthened except Bravo north of Delta. The impetus for this project was the Forrest Service decision to locate their fire base in Fayetteville. Early in the year, we were able to get a lease signed by the Forrest Service for the ground on the east side of the airport. While much had been done in anticipation of the new fire base, no work has been done due to major fires throughout the summer and the loss of several fire • bombers. They still remain committed to the project and have been paying their rent for 2 • the site. We applied for and received FAA funding to proceed with the design for the ramp and taxiways to reach the new Forrest Service area. We worked very hard throughout the early months to make repairs in the relationship between our tenants and airport management. Much of that schism has been repaired and management, with the help and counsel of the Airport Board Chairman and support of the Airport Board, is pursuing a new direction for Fayetteville Municipal Airport, Drake Field .to. become the premiere general aviation Airport in the region. We have worked hard to influence the Transportation Committee of the Chamber of Commerce to locate transportation facilities near Fayetteville Municipal Airport-Drake Field. There is potential .for a. rail line just north of the airport and opportunity for a spur on the airport should there_be a need. We are working through the Economic Development Committee of.the Chamber of Commerce for various opportunities for the airport. The potential for . .a- Foreign Trade Zone would greatly increase the opportunity for aviation related _-manufacturing or assembly within the zone where goods from offshore would be received - and distributed following value added processes. — Airfest 2002-was very successful for the Arkansas Air Museum and the airport. We were able to-.get static displays of military equipment from Ft. Smith and the A- 10 East Coast - - Demonstration Team to entertain the crowd. We have applied for military support for next year already in anticipation of getting support. 2003 is the 1000, anniversary of - flight so we want the event to be something to remember. -• We supported the City with an area in the northeast side of the airport property for Bikes, - . .-. Blues- and Bar-B-Q. A ticketed event loosely connected to the annual BBBBQ-event - featured B. B. King in an outdoor concert. The museum provided parking for a fee and the airport-received $7,500 for use of the ground. Airport- Staff worked the event so that it would not interfere with the operation of the airport. We tasked. McClelland Engineering. to-provide a -Storm_Water Management-and -Spill- -Prevention Spill-Prevention Plan. That product provides us a roadmap to bFprepared to clean up possible a= fuel spills or possible spills of hazardous materials, -and provides for direction to contractors on the field about run off and how it must be managed. We are -now "in - - possession of two spill kitsandan abundant supply of absorbent materials that can be- used to clean up spills and containers to seal up contaminated materials awaiting disposal. -. We have negotiated an agreement with "Haz Mert" for materials and disposal. We worked with one of our tenants, Bill Corley, a former marketing executive turned commercial pilot, to develop a survey of our customer base. Our goal was to find out what they wanted and needed to make their Fayetteville Municipal Airport-Drake Field experience as pleasant and professional as possible. We have contracted with Mr. Corley to analyze the survey data and to make recommendations on future projects that will help the airport meet its goals. • The Annual Airport Certification Inspection was conducted by Bob Hutchins of the FAA in Fort Worth late in September. It was his last inspection as we were assigned a new 3 • inspector. There was only one discrepancy. The threshold bar on the runway was painted incorrectly. We will repaint in the spring of 2003 . The new Five Year Plan was adopted by the Airport Board to build out more facilities to support increasing the base tenant numbers. Next year the budget includes the following: Three 60' X 60' small corporate hangars One 10 unit T Hangar building Self service avgas tank for the T Hangar area. Forest Service taxiway project These four projects will allow an additional 22 based aircraft if there are 4 housed in each small corporate hangar. The self serve fuel system will save valuable time for our employees since there is only one operations person on duty most of the time. The Forrest Service project is a very large project that constructs connecting taxiways to their parking and loading area. Our plan for next year is to pursue business and recreational fliers to use Fayetteville -- Municipal Airport-Drake Field. Our T-Hangars are full, but our new hangar construction . - is well underway. We have budgeted to double our revenue from fuel sales. To make that happen, we must recruit large consumers to stop by and purchase our fuel. We anticipate that Flying Investments will purchase a large percentage of the budgeted increase but we must have transient sales. We will use Mr. Corley to help us market • effectively and for the best price. His knowledge of the industry should be of great benefit. We will continue to plan for expansion. Indications are that our new hangar may already - be full. Should this be the case we will need to start our new small corporate hangars - . - --. -early or the new T hangar building. We want to fill up the terminal building in 2003 with aviation related business. We need to lease.the-former restaurant fora coffee shop or a - soup and sandwich shop-for brunch and lunch. They could also be the catering contractor for our transient clients. Opportunities abound for a bright future for our airport. We will pursue excellence in all endeavors, professional service to our transient customers and our tenants, and continue to ensure a safe takeoff' and landing environment for our pilot customers and a safe and pleasant atmosphere for our passengers and visitors that use our facility. -We foresee great things and good progress for 2003. Economic Development: Mr. John McGuire remained the primary contact for economic development activities for the first half of 2002. During the first six months he primarily focused on direct marketing new tenants for the Arkansas Research and Technology Park at the U of A Engineering Park on South 71 . He recorded moderate success and to this date a large • part of the Wal Mart R & D division has located in the park with more to follow. Most of 4 • our time was spend on the redevelopment of the airport. An economic development project in and of itself it continues to consume most of our time. Our primary focus outside of the airport project was in response to inquires from ADED and referrals from other departments within the City and the Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce. We have averaged a call a week inquiring about potential sites and incentives offered by the City. We sold seven acres of industrial parkland, owned by the City, to Superior Industries for expansion. We worked a project to construct a sidewalk for Danaher Tool Company in order for the company to receive a permit for a scheduled expansion. We coordinated this project with the Superior Industries project and received a grant from the State to facilitate the improvements based on jobs created. We are working with Mike Emis of Data Forms, Inc. for 2.28 acres on which to construct a new bulk mail facility and John Allen of River City Materials for 7.25 acres on which to construct a distribution center. Both companies have identified land in the South Industrial Park. We have shown the Wilson Springs Business Park several times and would expect it to develop quickly once we are able to show a plan for the property. Investors are unwilling to take a chance on the potential that the development might not happen. They are most likely to take the sure thing. Much of the interest in Fayetteville has been the retail area. We continue to refer any retail questions to the Chamber of Commerce. We stick to•the heavy commercial and industrial clients. An Economic Development Strategy was produced by the Budget Division of the City and will be used to chart the course for 2003. The Community Profile completed in 2000 will be updated and placed on the website for easy access. - The.new year continues to find a strong economy in Northwest Arkansas. We will - continue to respond to inquires and work to develop a program of incentives,to encourage new business and industry to locate in Fayetteville. We will support the creation of a business and industrial environment that encourages and supports our hometown companies expanding to create new jobs for our citizens. • 5 1 11 FAYETTEVILLE THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS DAN COODY, MAYOR 4500 School Ave., Suite F • Fayetteville, AR 72701 AVIATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 479.710.7842 RAY M. aOUDREAVX, DIRECTOR TO: Airport Advisory Board ember THRU: Ray M. Boudreaux, Dire FROM: James Nicholson , Financial Coordi or1� DATE: January 9, 2003 SUBJECT: FBO Report Tower Operations Graph: Below is a graph which depicts monthly aircraft operations as counted by the Fayetteville Municipal Airport ATC Tower. This graph compares monthly totals of aircraft operations in 2001 and 2002. 2000 / 2001 / 2002 Comparison Drake Field Aircraft Operations mm Dam p x001 'e aem ■ 2002 a' E tem -- o �0 1000 • - Jan Fee March April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dae Month FBO Fuel Sales: As can be seen in the graph below, fuel sales volume for the month of December is down 12% from the previous month's sales. The December sales level is approximately 85% of the FBO's monthly average volume of 25,379 gallons. Overall, the fuel operation has seen a 46.4% growth in aircraft fuel sales volume in 2002. Fuel Sales - Comparison 2000/2001/2002 se u ❑ 2001AerMach I Cly m 0 2002 City b 10 City assumes F80 a August 2181 Dec an Fab March ApM My June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dee MONTH • { y • Local Area Data: Retail fuel prices have increased slightly in December. Wholesale prices spiked in recent weeks resulting in retail price increases of .05 to . 17 in Avgas retail prices locally. Retail Jet Fuel price has remained steady. Following is a comparison of regional retail fuel prices as of 1 /9/02: Regional Jet Center (XNA) Avgas: 2.89 Jet-A: 2.60 Springdale Air 2.73 2.24 Drake FBO (ASG) 2.38 (ss-2. 18) 2.20 Beaver Lake (Rogers) 2 .67 2.38 . Hughes Aviation (Bentonville) 2.7.0 (ss-2.35) 2.50 Siloam Springs (City-run) 2.35 (ss-1 .99) 2. 15 Fayetteville Municipal 2.30 2.20 Regional Jet Center provides discounts on Jet-A; . 10 @ 500 gals+, .20 @ 1 ,000 gals + The Graph below illustrates wholesale fuel price increase trend since the beginning of 2002. Fuel Cost Trend en m Jet AY i lift N esale ft •lift •mm�++sen+ p MG Date F Y Facts. Average monthly fuel sales: 25,379 gals December 2002 fuel sales: 18,419 Jet . 85.2% 3, 197 Avgas - 14.8% 21 ,616 Total Jet-A sold to FYV-based customers in December: 81852 - 48% Jet-A sold to transient aircraft customers in December: 91567 - 52% Avgas sold to FYV- based customers in December: 1 ,548 gals - 48.4% Avgas sold to transient aircraft customers in December: 1 ,649 gals - 51 .6% Total ACT Operations count 2002: 34,444 Total ACT Operations count 2001 : 34,609 • City of Fayetteville Arkansas Airport - Drake Field Operating Statement - Airport Board For the Month Ending: 12/31/2002 2001 2002 2002 2002 2003 Actual Budgeted Actual YTD Prjctd Yr End Budget Operating Revenue Rents & Leases 265,146 2909160 286,530 292, 148 3369354 Aviation Fuel 162,489 481 ,000 484,851 484,851 11100,000 Miscellaneous 3,466 3,000 14,780 15, 134 15,000 Total Operating Revenue: 4310101 774,160 786,161 792, 134 1 ,4519354 Operating Expenses Personnel 276,468 306,228 312,808 312,808 361 ,612 , Materials & Supplies 39929 169590 11 ,883 13,799 31 ,090 Aviation Fuel Purchases 115,390 319,000 320,641 328,979 630,000 Services & Charges 167,072 243,904 190,871 193,240 279,004 Cost Allocation to General Fund 1371724 144,612 144,612 144,612 144,612 Maintenance 499401 54,875 40,388 39, 117 55,610 Operating Capital / Equipment 10,784 249991 241402 24,797 13,500 ATC Tower Costs 153,708 - 95,326 192,500 Total Operating Expense 760,770 1 ,263,908 1 ,045,605 1 , 152,677 1 ,707,928 Change In Fund Balance (329,669) (489,748) (259,443) (360,544) (256,574) from Operations • Page 2 City of Fayetteville Arkansas Airport - Drake Field Airport Fund Statement - Airport Board For the Month Ending: 12/31 /2002 Beginning Funds Available - 01/01 /2002 3,213,336 Airport Fund Revenue YTD Projected YE Interest on Investments 919476 91 ,476 Non-Op Miscellaneous 91520 91520 Total Fund Revenue 100,996 100,996 Airport Fund Expense 2002 Projects Capital Project Expense / Grant Matching YTD Projected Q Completion AIP #29 - Pavement Rehab 88,579 99,239 AIP #30 - Taxiway A Extension Design 11181 59837 Old Fuel Farm - Contam drill testing 1 ,325 19325 T-Hangar Drainage 11 ,398 11 ,398 Large Scale Development 10,500 10,500 Hangar Rehabilitation 1689894 205,141 SPCC Plan 40000 49000 Corp Ramp Pavement 76,069 226,595 FBO Hangar 73,900 4999637 Total of Project Expense - Airport Fund 435,846 1 ,063,672 — Income Less Expense (3349850) (962,676) Change In Fund Balance from Operations (259,443) (360,544) Ending Funds Available 12/31 /2002 29619,043 19890,117 (Estimated) Debt Service Expense: $0 $0 Outside Grant Funds Contributed 2002 YTD Projected YE State 343,401 8529754 Federal 11771 ,576 2,084,789 Total: 29114,977 21937,543 • FRIDAY MORNING NEWS JAN. 3, 2003 FAY[ff IV I I [ [ Airport Coming To Life FACILITY REBOUNDS By Arista) L Deming j i. _ 1,•. M wJnv4,ANS tL(IAufimvrplNrft •'a FAYETTEVILLE — Four years age. the future appeared dire for rhe Fayetteville Municipal Airport at Drake Field. In late 1'X78, the new Northwest .. . r'� '• , Arkansas Regional Airport had _;v:' opened in Highfill and had quick- ly uickly lured all the commercial air- lines away from Fayetteville by r _ Carle 11M.. Not only did Fayetteville Mu- .. ,. iucipal Airport lose its identityas the region's commercial huh, it lost about 53 million in annual revenue from the airlines. During the intervening years as changes in airport mama gement occurred. city officials and airport repre- sentatives swgglcd to find role a rale for Drake Field in the post-com- mercial environment. Relations benvven the airport managemeN and the local flying community suffered, as did the public's im- age of the airport. _ In 1999, the airport board that Overse s operations of the airfield staked the airport's future on be- coming a top-notch general-avi- ation airport. Soon on the heals of its decision. a candidate for mayor in 2000. Dan Coody, pmm- ised he would support the airport if he were elected and said he be- lieved the airport could be brought back to life as a vital part of the community and economy. Tums out, he got elected and i he was right. It took a new airport director and a lot of hard work by Drake's staff and board of directors w _ prove it. Now, Fayetteville Municipal T' Airport is growing so fast chat other airports and aviation busi- . . and �e • to toff i f�� nesses as far away as Tulsa and �fOfl KIChl100, the Fayetteville Municipal Airport's maintenance supervisor and one of a stall of Wichita, Kan., arc taking nut ice. eight. works on the engine of an airplane in one of the airport's several large hangars. The airport staff Inas impressed a number of local clients and visitors with its renewed locus on customer service. With a full house of private and corporate planes plans to capon-formorg and new aviation businesses and d over a -men meow- minutes at Fayetteville's airport Municipal Airport the premier airport clients — from local busi- ind feel its pulse, its spirit. general aviation airport in the nesses with corporate planes to ng and new Director Ray Boudreaux a live- three-state region flea markets and rock concerts at Drake- city and auport officials ly outgoing sort of man, is cred- Fayetteville's airport board, — and lamented its lack of a and plots who frequent the air- tied with some of that. But more which consists of seven people strong public image. • port say Fayetteville Municipal has nutted the comer. importantly, things are happen- from the local community and And, of course, they worried ing at Drake Field. the aviation community as well about money, and considered Some would say ii s spreading its wings, and considering ahigh- Some of the people and busi- as the mayor and the airport di- how to increase revenue to get rim" operating there have been rector, has spent dozens of hours the airport back into the black. er flight path. them all along — since before the during 2001 and 2002 in brain- What they decided and made commercial airlines left. Some storming sessions and strategy their goal was tka Drake Field. Looking Around, have come along since then. meetings. through aviation and related ed- Then Looking Up But for the first time in years, They've mulled the airport's ucatiom should help better Fayet- they is all working together with future, its past. its potential, its t"c's quality of life as well as Anybody can spend just a few a common goal: nuke Fayetteville shortcomings. They've discussed sin AIRPORT au w Mores .�S Nzws F12to �y jay . 3 , LOC) 3 AIRPORT, Facility Had `Turned The Corner In 2002; According To Chairman Of The Board 0 rxos+ rsrt u businesses to serve owners and its economy.its Muscles pilots of jet planes, in coopera- • That means building better Typically, a general aviation tion with Phoenix Rising and ties to the community, getting airport is one that serves private Warren Peck involved in the city's economic pilots, charter flights and cor- Fayetteville Municipal Airport development efforts, capitaliz- porate planes, whether visiting is classified by the Federal Avi- ing on the airport's strengths, or based at the field. There are ation Administration as "Part and enticing new clients of all more than 5.400 general aviation 139: which means it meets the kinds to do business at Drake airports in the United States, safety and facilities standards re- Field. and many of them funnel rev- quired by the FAA to serve jets The more, the merrier, they enue into their communities. carrying more than 30 people. said If a flea market in the park- Fayetteville Municipal Airport Only 10 percent of the 5.400 gen-. ing lot attracts 500 residents has been operating in the red era] aviation airports in the from the area who later re- since losing its commercial air- country have this classification. member their visit as a positive lines, but it is poised to move The general aviation airports in one. then that's building better into the black this year. The air- Springdale. Rogers and Ben- ties — and good public relations port has a solid base of busi- tonville do not qualify for this If an international corporation nesses — not to mention the certification. with local offices bases its plane dozens of private pilots whose That's why larger corporate- at Drake and is overwhelmed planes have filled to the brim type planes carrying, say. a col- with good service, other busi- Drakes leased T-hangars lege fantball team corning to play nesses with aviation activities In addition to a small barber the University of Arkansas can are bound to notice — and de- shop in the terminal and a pi- land at Drake or the regional air- cide to come on over, too. lots' shop called Aces High Avi- Port at Higfddk but nowhere else If the city's economic devel- ation. Fayetteville Municipal Air- in the area opment officials can describe in port is home to many estab- More important is that the detail for companies consider- lished businesses; classification means Drake Field ing locating here the robust and , Bell-Aire Maintenance, with has on-field fire and rescue, a reputable Fayetteville airport, a staff of three who work in its full-time control tower, and the the entire city as well as the au- hangar. technology for all instrument- Port could benefit. . Wings Avionics, which does only approaches in bad weath- If a private plane traveling electrical and radio work on air- er. across country breaks down, craft, with six employees and its Warren Peck. owner of the • and the airport staff and on-site own hangar. Warren Peck Agency, a Tulsa- repair shops give the vis.ting pr . DHL Freight/Air Cargo Car- lot outstanding service, he will riers. which keeps a hangar at based jet operator and is mov- said it's why his business mov- probablybeback — and he will ing to Fayetteville within the surely tell his pilot friends about Drake for its cargo plane that next few months. the friendly folks at Fayetteville. arrives and takes off again once "All those things from a pilot's All of these things have hap- a day. perspective set Drake apart flour t Superior Industries, a global the other airports in the area," pened in the past year and are I'c , becoming regular occurrences. aluminum-wheel manufacturer peck said. "It also cuts our in- With a new mission, a new that keeps one of its corporate surance costs when we can tell leader with abounding energy planes fa mnc-passenger Kurgau our insurer that we are operat- 350 turboprop) at Drake and the in at an airport that is as safe and and sup revived he boa cnthusi- % po asm and support from the board other at i:a home office in Call- as it gets. And if a corporate jet of directors, and new coopera- forma. operator, who might spend tion with the city administra. r The University of Arkansas, 540.000 or more a year on in- tion, things couldn't help but which leases a hangar for its sev- surance, can save 3 percent or start looking up for the munic- en-passenger plane, largely used more, that is significant to those ipal airport, its employees and by the athletic department for businesses." tenants. recruiting. Peck said he strongly believes "I think we definitely turned r Flying investments LLC and that. once word continues to the corner in 2002:' said Charles Phoenix Rising Aviation Inc., spread about the turnaround in Wallace, chairman of the airport which moved from the Spring- growth and development at dale airport and are currently Fayetteville. other regional et board. a pilot and director re the building a hue new permanent y g Mount Sequoyah Conference 6 B Pe operators will want to base thew and Retreat Center. "We are be- hangar to house let-rramtcnarce, planes there. avionics. sales and leasing busi- "Tice rt and the commu- lifeofg i be seen ni vital r the airport life of this community. our op- ^yes pity have been so positive about I Arkansas Air Museum and getting behind aviation, and orations continue to grow as Ozark MilitaryMuseum. which of we're excited about that:' Peck more people arc being served; and we are steadily reducing our feature once of the South's Largest said. "Tulsa International is a deficit by increasing our vol- collections of military and civil wonderful airport but theres not ume" historical aircraft and memora- much room for growth or any- The airport is "on its way up," byes thing to enhance our business r Ross Executive Aviation, a opportunities. That is exact) said Jim Bell, the owner of Bell- school that trains lou indivfd- Y Aire Maintenance, which does P what we do see at Drake Field" mechanical work on airplanes uany on propeller plartes, owned • in its hangar at Drake. "It is be- by Fort Smith native Pat Ross, coming a real, live general avi- who has about 30 students cmr- ation airport: renuy. And mining soon, four more FRIDAY MORNING NEVUS JAN. 3, 2003 FAY[9 [Vl I [ [ 9 Big Business Lands At Fayetteville AVIATION COMPANIES TEAMING TO Iv= NATIONAL NEEDS, OFFICIALS SAY By Krstal L Dearing Two of the businesses. >H <rt"s-gusc@� phoenix Rising Aviation Inc and Flying Investments LLC, are FAYETTEVILLE — A consortium young Arkansas firms that have Of six aviation companies is recently opened at Fayetteville opening shop at Fayetteville Mu- Municipal Airport Phoenix Ris- ' nicipal Airport and expectec to ing, which was at the Springdale draw clients — and millions in Municipal Airport. provides air- revenue --from across the na- plane inspections, repaim main- _ tion for its unique range of serv- tenance, engine overhauls and ices for airplanes, owners and pi- avionic upgrading of older lots. planes Flying Investments LLC The businesses, several of plans to lease and u8 corporate- which-are already operating out sized planes, mostly Falcon 20s. _ Of a temporary hangar at the air- said Dave Hallman. who mar.- f , port, will specialize in several ages both businesses. Flying In- erui ROGDd• TIC 51060"revs popular models of private and vestments is building a large David Hanks, a technician for Flying Investments LLC, which is corporatestm planes and will of- hangar at the airport, due to be based at the Fayetteville Municipal Airport, works on the electronic fer a complete range of services, complete by February. components of a Falcon 20 jet that is being renovated and from purchasing and manage- HTA Consultants, a national- upgraded to meet current FAA safety standards ment consulting, sales, leasing, ly respected firm that for more maintenance, repair and open- than five years has provided pm- has helped organize the busi- for more than 15.years, has be- tions mier avionic engineering and nesses' cooperative plans. gun operating out of the Fayet- te aircraft the businesses certification services across the TRD Inc. a Fayeneville-based teville airport: and Tulsa-based specialize in include Falcons, country, will soon be moving its firm that has offered aircraft Warren Peck Agency.,a 10-year- Gulfstreams and Citations, offi- home base from Missouri to management, prepurchase eval- old business that provides night rials said. Fayetteville, said Holl an. who uations and operational guidance sRBU51NE55rwtsi : • TN(-\ orvsiv\ c, NtwS T: r day • 5� � . 3 . 2003 BUSINESS: Location Gives Fayetteville Airport Excellent Growth Chance CYM D RW PAGE u new-car dealerships and instead million, so once word spreads Fayetteville would have been out crews and training for jet oper- turn to independent mechanics- about the new businesses' plans, of the question. ators. will soon be moving to the owners of older planes are find- chances are good that the busi- "Fayetteville is a great airport, airport, officials said ing themselves with fewer op- nesses could easily ring up mil- probably the best airpon in the Lastly, West Star Aviation, a tions for getting their aircraft lions of dollars the fust year — region right now, including the Tulsa-based firm that specializes serviced. and that Fayetteville Municipal Northwest Arkansas Regional in engine repair and overhaul on In particular, owners of the Airport will see increased air Airport (at Highfill)." Hellman two popular GE-made aircraft Falcon 20, an older model cor- traffic from planes from all over said, because of its location, fa- engines, will be operating at porate-size aircraft of which the country coming for the serv- cilities. excellent client service Fayetteville as well, on an as- about 400 are in operation ices. and capacity for growth needed basis. worldwide, have a hard time In fact, Hellman said he ex- It Is centrally located in the The businesses already oper- funding the different maintenance pects to have a waiting list of United States as well as being ating at the airport have 10 full- and repair experts they need, planes needing the retrofitting close to town, he added. time employees working over- much less funding them all in one and other updating, simply be- "Also, the Fayetteville airport time as well as subcontractors city or state, said Hollman- cause they will have the "best has a great airport manager who • working as needed for specific, "We were seeing that people cefleetion of expertise" for these is doing a fantastic job making specialized tasks, Hollman said. who fly these airplanes felt aban- planes in the country. everything work together," Holl- "Ibis is sort of like the way doned by the manufacturers, as Hellman's crews already are man said. "Ray (Boudreaux) is (Don) Nelms put all the differ- more of the manufacturers upgrading two Falcon 20s, and creating a very good business ent dealerships under one um- stopped working on the older he has three more lined up that climate here for people who are bm0a in one place," Hellman ex- models or Laid off the old-timers he can't get to yet because his interested in bringing their avi- plaine(t referring to the Landers who had the experience to work temporary hangar is too small ation-related business here or auto park on Showroom Drive on them." he said "So we all got for them all. using this airport, and I think it off Interstate 540. "We have put together and said we'll open our Ray Boudreaux, director of will continue to grow." together an unusually well- operations in the same place and Fayetteville Municipal Airport. Warren peck, owner of the rounded mix of expertise and bring planes in from all over the is pleased about the new on-site Warren peck Agency, said his experience to do everything from country." businesses and their potential to business decided to move to help people buy and lease planes One of the specific requests push the airport up several Fayetteville's airport from Tulsa •o have them upgraded, repaired, that Holman expects to get plen- notches on the national scale of after Flying Investments. which Maintained and operated. We ty of is the retrofitting of older general-aviation airports, peck had worked with previ. _ law a niche here that can't be Falcons with new high-tech "We have said we needed to ously, moved there from Spring- matched." equipment that senses nearby expand the use of the airport dale. objects. terrain or other plana with all types of aircra$ and this "Plus (the Fayetteville airport) Filling A Global Need and alerts the pilot. The Federal will be a jet-airmh maintenance is classified with the highest Aviation Administration is re- station with all types of jet pLames safety rating the FAA gives out." The business owners and em- quiring that all planes have the flying in for maintenance and re- Peck said this week "It has, Bt- ployees decided to co-locate their equipment by 2005, but only a pair," Boudreaux said last week. etally, the same level of capabil- operations because they all spe- few places around the country "Ifiis is very, very significant for ities as Little Rock's airpom or cializ in older planes for which are installing the equipment on our airport and our city." ' bIm International, or even a maintenance and repair expert- the older Fal4pons, Hollman said It was the airport's desire — bigger commercial airport ise is increasingly difficult to fund and capacity — for growth that "Frcprt our standpoint as a jet HoWnarr saidgig Deal Far Airport attracted the businesses owners operamr, having that extra lev- Much like owners of older au- and managers, explained Holl- el of fafety — along with the tomobiles often find fewer serv- Fach of those modifications man, who says that three years outstanding management there ice options at the manufacturers costs between $250,000 and 52.5 ago, moving the operations to — is vital," he said • I � _ G � ((y. • Z I • :.Sk c As L t O 3 E L i ,him I J E V ! 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Otherwise, the city could find itself facing more of the same frustrating situations it has confronted over the past three years — since all More good news for Drake Field of Drake's commercial airlines flew to the North- west Arkansas Regional Airport. Though it's still in a stage of infancy, ideas With the depletion of all commercial air traffic to establish a charter airplane service at from Drake, the Airport Board and the adminis- Drake Field could be just the lift the air- tration have had to reach for desperate ends just port needs. to keep the facility afloat. Leases for such non- Drake Field has struggled valiantly to regain aviation (and embarrassing) efforts as a hair its equilibrium after losing commercial air sere- salon, a cellular phone kiosk and a craft fair have ice to the bigger and better-backed regional air- threatened to tarnish Drake Field's image as a port and is making some headway in redefining bona fide airport and instead portray to itself. We were encouraged with the latest idea prospective clients the image of flea market. floated by the Fayetteville Chamber of Com- Thankfully, things appear to be turning coerce. around at the airport. Last month, city officials The chamber recently sent out a survey to broke ground on a new hanger complex at Drake members asking whether they would utilize Field that will provide 22,000 square feet of addi- daily commuter flights to Love Field Airport in tional space. That's an investment that sends the downtown Dallas. Flights already take off for right kind of message: Drake Field is building for ,kilas every day from the Northwest Arkansas a future, and a future in general aviation. t Tonal Airport, but they go to the Dallas/Fort Similarly, landing continuous charter air traf- iVorth International Airport, which isn't as con- fic at Drake Field would also send a message, venient for day-to-day travelers trying to get in and perhaps even. a more desperately needed and out of downtown. A local commuter, if done one: That not only is the airport planning for a correctly, could provide just what Drake Field successful future, customers and companies needs: A service that re-establishes it as an air- believe in that future as well. If implemented, a port with commercial activity, albeit a different charter air service to Dallas could lead to other kind than in the past. successful pursuits. Though far from reality or even probability at Drake Field has struggled to find its niche this point, the idea is the sort of thinking that since . the opening of . the regional airport. It can produce results or even other ideas for the might be that charter flights that can take locals airport. We commend the chamber for taking. to the heart of downtown areas across the region this first step, and encourage any advocacy they — and bring out-of-towners to the epicenter of _ can provide to help the city secure a successft41 commerce and entertainment in Northwest service such as this shuttle. : _ .Arkansas= could be the lifeblood that eventual- - - Right now, the endeavor appears to be the ly revitalizes Drake Field. brain child of pilot Larry Nutt, a member of the Pipe dieam? Maybe, but even they can inspire :hamber's transportation committee and man- results that were previously unimagined. ager of Charter Connection, who is interested in We're usually the last ones to suggest the city opening up a charter service out of Drake. subsidize in any way the commercial enterprises Though Mayor Dan Coody is right that the of private companies, but revitalizing Drake ity's "tool chest isn't exactly overflowing right Field must be a goal of the city if it plans to *" with regard to its strapped budget, the city return the airport to a self-sufficient facility. It's every interest in seeing a successful venture understood that the city has few resources to •stablish itself at Drake Field. Aside from mone- devote to special ventures like these: However, ary contributions like start-up money or subsi- city officials might consider asking themselves lizing the entire project, the city might consider what kind of financial hardships the city will face ether incentives (like waiving charges and fees at in the future if additional investments are not he airport) that could lure the company to make made for the future of Drake Field. IMS 0110N dVW 'e110KN"J aeas� aul�d � 1 u PPH qwd - L9 91 alllA°Ir °j , . i PsO uo3Saluusg aliina;la,�ir3 1;,� ys ConbaS aKe L9 ux3 Rs . )° AR"- un apliw � u�wlnMod I 69 A L9 S9 — S6 allleapaf - 11!W a 6 uosuyot : GIRL V al$ 8lL 1. _ _ s2uudS . ., . �sM To - ussopS: . LL7 umol!uo,L . 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Board members deceived aztt11 evllleYbased company,?rwas the[ rojei t' won4 occutVadi':/ ,p .,.. r aa.na*;A ,r. barrage xj;of gloptinusttc <.Wie lowjfbidder*aC!$616207^q'eadyneffiyeacAGcholsonAso .; . reports, duimg one;;of its Therpmject also 'includes .a tepo}ted that fuels sales have: , �s)ihrtestri`jmeetings llever riew�,`rampconnecting9rthe steadily increased oyer- last ' Y=Thursdayl ti, and tituar of haiJgatstothetaxiHray.apmn yeas , ,r gor_t etdiG4 , ) +iietr • lDft4y Boudreau4tthec}ty'sdiBoudre-Aaaid aCj'C, 1. -Ajej ciAurtaveiage monthly fuel .I tdtrector, o_fAaviaUon;�andr.;;3fn }May, flhe ;(ItykCounci . sales ckeepringitingrup;J he . ri . economic, tCdevelopwent;•iiapproWdtilandlease;tagree; said. "We're staying pretty !o'startedsoffsithe,,.47=minute:tdn6ts,with- Don ;Nehmiand . consistent r`sd 9�ar;3s i jrbdr'l session in"nth+ this sreport, srtFiyingrldvestmentsilnc +Sot /rBoardcChat�an Qiadest V.which.let„iled thelstTatus of cotporate haoga 3atc.Drake 'Wallacte pointedtottt the i venous tionstruicUonclproJ rcFie]d� Nelmst7jhan u =rthe airoortsir(M. 2,ioperating) sectsxidde;r waytatcDrakeSsmaDer+ofythe ,twow}71.be re veauertisa•Rstimat6fat; uFeld }Th'emost4isible'pmj rt8,g00ysfltiareifeet,2and 'the $818r000AxjvFithtlt`*nnual(li iiect�t?.�a�eoiporateihangaziilargertione wililbe :' 4,300_ e46hdiWres6ii �Aotalinga; compleas$u ,}immediateiy� aquare {deeL#sTeThe; Lbo ' ` almost �1 15,snilltoa Sorra -i . t.southoftheterminaltiuilditappmnredta:lease,wr�hFly}ng yearend ` deficit of iting�c cisipr�ogressing wgll, fi7nv`a°smi`et' `wffice space Y$330;960,� irf�yonw� ost i trBouBrehustold'th8boardrziindde the'l b @nUci axq�r z_ u}1du}g $160,000 esst}than, �s1FC1Cosglanti sCo nrJih sd yattarate�of�li per ` pat`ed o�ie"`'aiyeartGithat{i tGixwfV����,y���',,��, t othe4"flame �fooLs� "aib "ti}tW 5w deficitz'sh" dys t n�.e'a'7� .w� >c ,b. rYJVureansvt.zm-"a ` , .,tom,- -..• } hlfiIl�lC y'�IQrp �}t�ngacto rbulk ath� ewta�b Boudreausesaid}lhe, and aboatd;25�0Uihe said b n idi x:.r 'Rei gR#j,z°3" +^ , . p "wa«; w � .Fad tteviue j ul?I t{Ilbraryd tpm�ect g°�f° tJlVaynerJones ;,;ad at s)tthetaightsdirs� ii ariear� Taye[tevID tYY sR°j .MoQella�nd3Jronstiltmg aohC elNallaCe id n.DrSkesi {itpi�l mi> edalow•bIdoft;l�}gfneersy'.tecentlyiappeared Field going d'ownlhGltubesc� i 'i`•",Y. _ _& W •Yl�ii � T. S JT r1 •S a 2 ta$634FWb(to�t�OdnN18750 ,z=before gtheFfe2rtlrkansas bec2tiffiemfjhugerdeficits isif , square footttlangafitothot�se fAtatte AerO�ut[6 }Commis nofa'the case wWe'remWidng ry w r,¢ r a rr, ..d a t \'S ^•"c: -qs r X" t8 S e�rmiri5o 's� pase} fuelsioa> Ilttleltoakkdo tiseekr pggres trtfollcs , 4bings ar��i' rjoper�tion.�dC�sslandb�'eat`out�ciadditional�an�'fimdtiig,f6r t+lonkiag up�0ufls 8flf}t'L� . kt ,1F h lA'vao .kT +YY �^•4.,T'n Kr �y,..Ay"J n. iw t Gal az-t 4 sai,�otherpomttazxorawho:bidzsthebaogarpm �ahecom' a�AYrpotCEmplbyee• uise,a; ;, yF+J+��--ys,,,,Y rY�*ti T,'fiar°�•�. .. i! .avr ■ v 2k/ rrj s..am ss _ [&OIimejOb��'L4Rrrfl} bflb 7,tt1j379miSSiOII �te„ ously Powers also reported to the M1f atR <cif<`15y'1•s •Y`it sT '•+- .ai�."Xz. t wu.i"� r a r - a 3 15+`i r' -r r - I atractofs�'r�dalsozs�ppfovec(iX'un'dutg�fbYihalftof bn�ddha't4a11�G•lxzangaraiat.; n ViV` 4 '�1 lq t '�' �1 if °+" R +MNLT 4✓ e rlsubtfiittedtbi�sito�ibuildltwot " i61�11mQiioncost, DrakelFie}d,greted 'i , �� t °. 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