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AIRPORT BOARD MEETING
1 :30 p.m.
Thursday, July 10, 2003
Fayetteville Municipal Airport Conference Room
4500 S. School Avenue
1 . Welcome, Chairman Charles Wallace.
2. Minutes of the June 12, 2003 meeting.
3. Receiving of Reports.
A. Charles Wallace, Chairman.
B. Ray Boudreaux, Director
C. James Nicholson, Financial Coordinator
D. Louise Powers, T-Hangar Report.
• E. Construction Report, Wayne Jones
G. Maintenance Report, Ray Boudreaux
4, Old Business. None.
5. New Business.
A. Proposal to operate a restaurant in the terminal.
Action Requested: Recommend approval and forward through City's
Contract Review process.
B. Request for office space in terminal.
Action Requested: Recommend approval and forward through City's
Contract Review process.
C. Airport's Capital Improvement Projects
Action Requested: Recommend approval and forward to City Council.
6, Other Business.
A. Items from the Airport Board.
B. Items from the Public.
• 7. Adjourn.
• MINUTES OF THE AIRPORT BOARD MEETING
June 12, 2003
MEMBERS PRESENT: Charles Wallace, Rick McKinney, Frank Sperandeo, Mike
Andrews, Dave Bowman, Otto Loewer, Bob Nickle
STAFF PRESENT: Ray Boudreaux, James Nicholson, Louise Powers
OTHERS PRESENT: Dave Holtman-Flying Investments, John P. Ross-Ross Executive
Aviation, Inc., Wayne Jones-McClelland Consulting Engineers, Judy Hammond-
Arkansas Air Museum, Jim Hillibrand-tenant
ITEM #1 : Welcome, Chairman Charles Wallace. Welcomed everyone attending the
meeting.
ITEM #2 : Minutes of the May 8, 2003 meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Frank Sperandeo and
• seconded by Dave Bowman. The motion carried.
ITEM #3 : Minutes of the May 12, 2003 meeting.
A motion to approve the minutes was made by Rick McKinney and
seconded by Dave Bowman. The motion carried.
ITEM #4: Receiving of Reports.
A. Charles Wallace, Chairman. Said he would like to give his time to Judy
Hammond to speak about AIRFEST 2003.
B. Judy Hammond, Arkansas Air Museum Director, AIRFEST 2003
briefing. Explained that AIRFEST will be on June 140i and 15th and will be very
different and exciting than the AIRFEST's in the past. There will be lots of new
things and new acts, flying acts and static displays. This is the 1000' Year of
Powered Flight. She displayed the AIRFEST tee shirt, calling attention to the
runway, which is actually the runway at Drake Field. Gates open at 10:00 and
tickets are $7 for adults, $3 for children 6 throughl2; and children under 6 get in
free. There will also be a new feature, carnival rides, with a 60 ft. . ferris wheel.
Another addition will be the Tired Iron of Northwest Arkansas, which displays
antique tractors and motors. There will be Hummers and Mac trucks on display,
and food vendors.
C. Ray Boudreaux, Director. AIRFEST is a great promotional opportunity.
• Friday is Media Day. This year is a no-kidding air show. Bring lawn chairs.
Staff has been working on hard on getting the state grants closed to meet the
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• State's deadline on the corporate ramp and FBO hangar projects. We are working
on getting a sidewalk out front. We have a lot of children walking down the
highway to school Flying Investments and the Ozark Military Museum, as part of
their hangar projects, put in money in the City's sidewalk fund. We are checking
to see if the airport placed monies in that fund. C. Wallace and R. McKinney
both thought the airport had put about $50,000 to $ 100,000 in the City's sidewalk
fund. R. Boudreaux said the sidewalks have to be 6 ft wide and the cost is about
$23 .00 running ft. The U. of A. has signed their new hangar lease and work is
progressing on the design of the hangar. The FAA hopes to have the PAPI
installed by June. Speaking of the self-fueling operation, we have talked with
several contractors. The project can be accomplished by bidding out a packaged
deal, which is costly, or by building it in parts. There should be 50% participation
from the State Aeronautics. The estimated total cost is $50,000. We can't apply
for any State grants until we have closed out our current grants, and some are at
lease one year old. The self-fueling project should be ready for the August
Airport Board Meeting. There are two sites we have in mind: south of the Pilots
Briefing Room, and north of the fire station. We can get power to either location.
D. James Nicholson., Financial Coordinator. The FBO sales are 5% below
average. Fuel prices went down in April and are going back up now, so we will
be looking at some fuel prices increases, Weather was bad during May. We had
good based customer sales, but itinerate sales were down. May sales last year
were down. D. Holliman stated his fuel usage had been down in May, and that
• July should be a good month, because we won't be able to fly in August, the Feds
have shut us down in August: J. Nicholson related the financial projections for
the year have not been as good as we had hoped. B. Nickle asked if the Board
should revise its expectations. C. Wallace said this was a concern to address. The
expenses and deficit are growing along together. We need to look at doing things
in a different way. We don't want to raise prices and loose our advantage. F.
Sperandeo suggested the airport needs to market more and come up with a
strategy to hold onto the one million. He suggested to come up with a marketing
plan and also have staff or Board members go out as missionaries to national
conventions, such as GAMI in Los Angeles. The airport needs to market to
corporations to encourage them to land here. C. Wallace said the airport doesn't .
have a lot to sell, but this is the day of networking, it involves partnering up with
research, to do something that hasn't been done before, but is compatible with
aviation. R. Boudreaux answering Board questions, said we can last another four
years and hold money in the bank, if we don't build any new buildings, any new
capital projects. He suggested another Strategic Planning Meeting. He told of
two separate inquires made about operating a 135 operation and a 121 operation
at the airport. We have the facilities to support them. Answering Mr. Sperandeo,
R. Boudreaux said we did not respond to Boeing looking for a location to expand,
because we didn't qualify for their needs. O. Loewer said we need to look at what
has created more activity. Does things happening at the University cause
operations to go up, or other economic endeavors cause the ops to go up? He
• commented that Ray, Bill Ramsey and he had met and had some ideas on some
partnerships, some ideas that will happen in the next six months and some things
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• that may take a few years. He thanked staff for providing the charts, because now
the Board has a better understanding of where we are. F. Sperandeo suggested to
the viewing audience if they had an idea that would create revenue to write a
letter to Ray, or make a phone call. B. Nickle asked if it was appropriate to revise
the budget to show we are trying to meet the budget? D. Bowman stated he had
been asked to do some presentations on aviation which shows a continued interest
in aviation. R. Boudreaux suggested the next Strategic Planning Meeting be an
afternoon meeting, as noon meetings didn't allow enough time.
E. Louise Powers, T-Hangar Report. Stated all the T-Hangars are rented and
all of the T-Hangar Storage Units that are rentable are rented. There is a waiting
list with about five or six names on each list, for the twin and single engine units.
We have had about fifteen planes use the FBO Hangar, most were for overnight, a
few were for two nights, and one was for three nights. The U. of A. is also using
the hangar and we have two planes owned by the same person using the hangar.
He is waiting for T-Hangar space. R. Boudreaux reported the airport has bought a
second Unicom and it has been placed in Louise's office. Now if someone calls
Fayetteville Unicom and the FBO personnel are out fueling, the Unicom can be
answered, and the call won't be missed.
F. Construction Report, Wayne Jones. Reported the corporate ramp and FBO
Hangar project has a few items to complete before closing it out. There were four
state grants on the apron and one state grant on the FBO Hangar. Said he had
started to work on the U. of A. hangar. The Taxiway/Runway project should be
• completed in early July. Plans are about 90% complete on Taxiway A extension
for the Forest Service. We have a meeting scheduled for next week with them.
R. Boudreaux complimented Wayne for all his hard work, saying we have pushed
him hard for the last few weeks.
G. Maintenance Report, Ray Boudreaux. This month staff has been putting
out fires all over the airport, lots of projects.. We are getting bids on roof repairs
for some of the T-Hangars, the terminal building, the Aviation Tech's second
building, and the AMP maintenance hangar. We have installed a new taller fence
around the fuel farm. Someone called the Mayor's office saying it looked like
someone could jump over the 4 ft. fence. We have been getting the grounds ready
for AIRFEST, mowing, edging, and planting flowers in flowerbeds.
ITEM #5: Old Business. None.
ITEM #6: New Business,
A. Airport's Capital Improvement Project (CIP) list for the City. C. Wallace said the
Board would discuss the CIP projects at the Strategic Planning Meeting.
ITEM #7: Other Business.
A. Items from the Airport Board. C. Wallace asked that the following items be
discussed at the Strategic Planning Meeting: CIP planning and concert compatibility.
B. Items from the Public. C. Wallace, answering Mr. Hillibrand, said yes, the airport is
• putting in a self-serve fueling station, it is in the planning stages now. For the project to
work, the price of fuel will need to be competitive. F. Sperandeo suggested having a
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• meeting of just the airport tenants and airport management. R. Boudreaux stated the
airport will be having another cook-out for the tenants this summer. M. Andrews
suggested a having a tenant meeting before the cookout. R. Boudreaux mentioned
AIRFESVs layout of aircraft and vendors will be set up differently than in previous
years. D. Bowman commented the P51 pilot would be speaking to aviator students and
civil air patrol. The Young Eagles event will be held on July What Drake Field Airport
and on August 16`h at the Rogers Airport.
Meeting adjourned at 3 : 10 p.m.
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Dave Bowman, Secretary Date
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FAYETTEVILLE
AIRPORT ADMINISTRATION OFFICE
HE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS Z
MONTHLY REPORT
Director, Aviation and Economic Development
Fayetteville, Arkansas
• June 2003
June was AIRFEST 2003 ! I hope everyone was as impressed as I was at the entertainment value, the
organization, and the extra effort of all involved. Thanks to all involved for the job very well done.
We are already looking to next year. The application for military support is in Little Rock for
approval by FSDO. As soon as we get it back, we'll forward to all of the services for their support.
Next year the event will be June 19-20, 2004.
We met with FAA and the Forest Service engineers to finalize the project for the Fire Base. Wayne
Jones represented our engineering firm, McClelland Consulting Engineers. We agreed the plan and
execute the entire taxiway and ramp project. The FAA agreed to fund 90% of the airport taxiway as
an AIP project. The Forest service agreed to fund 100% of their ramp area and the turnouts to get to
the parking ramp. We will apply to the State of Arkansas for 5% of the airport taxiway project. The
Airport will fund 5% of the airport taxiway piece at approximately $60,000.00. The project is
• funded in the 2003 capital budget. Wayne has promised the plans, ready for bids, by July 11 , 2003 .
If all goes well, we will award in August. The FAA has already announced the grant award for
$ 122329723.00.
We were visited by a company wishing to start a paint shop on the airport. After looking at the
building and considering the start-up costs, they will further refine their business plan and reinitiate
contact at a later date.
We were visited by a company wishing to start a prop shop on the airport. They plan to make a
decision in the month of July. They have a prop shop already but it is not associated with an airport.
We are working with a company wishing to start a charter service. They plan a decision in July.
We worked very hard to close out the corporate ramp and FBO hangar project with the State of
Arkansas Department of Aeronautics. They requested that we get the paperwork complete to them
by the end of the State fiscal year, June 30. Thanks to James for getting all the work done and the
information together so that the money could be obligated to the City before the end of the year. We
held a special check presentation to accept the funds. Lucretia Norris, from the Governor's office
presented the check to Mayor Coody. We got a little bit of coverage for the presentation. Thanks to
all for being present. The presentation was the same day as the retreat follow-up with Lyle Sumack
for all the City Directors. They participated as the crowd for the presentation—rent-a-crowd!
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4500 SOUTH SCHOOL AVENUE, SUITE F • AIRPORT TERMINAL BUILDING • FAYETTEVILLE, AR 72701
PHONE 501 -718-7640 Ext. 5 • FAX 501 -718-7646
• The U of A hangar is shaping up nicely. The engineers will have something to put on the streets for
bids soon. . We would like to finalize and award by the end of August so that the building can be
constructed before the winter.
When Don Hams, FAA, was here for the Forest Service meeting, we discussed the Change Order to
the taxiway widening project to fill in the grass area North of the Terminal. He continues to support
the project and is anxious to get the paperwork for approval. Wayne promised the final designs by
mid July. We are about 30 days behind in the design but should catch up really fast. Hams wants
the project to be closed out as soon as possible. Sufficient authority remains in the project to get the
work done. This work is required to complete the 50 foot widening up to Taxiway "D".
The first mini-corporate hangar two bay building is in drafting, according to the engineers. It would
be good to have the plans and specifications ready to advertise this month so that we can make the
August State Aeronautics meeting. Our new PAPI for Runway 16 should be installed in June. We
are working with the FAA Facilities folks to provide whatever support they might need to effect the
installation.
We received notice from Wally's Smokeshack and Catering that they will close in 30 days LAW the
provisions of the lease. We are sad to see them leave the building. They have three other places, one
in Elkins, one on 265 and Taco Place on 6th Street. Kevin Johnson of Greenland has submitted a
proposal to open a full menu restaurant at the airport opening September 1 , 2003. While we hate to
• see Ruby leave, it is great to have the new people fill the void. They plan to maintain 6am to l Opm
hours six days a week and 12 noon to 8pm on Sunday.
The City Budget process has begun. James and I attended meetings and have drafted the forms for
the CIP submission. CIP is done every other year for the following five year period.
I represented the Mayor at the Northwest Arkansas Economic Development District Board of
Directors meeting in Harrison.
I spoke to a management class at Webster University at an evening class and to the Downtown
Rotary Club at their noon meeting.
I have attended many meetings with the prospective water park development. We continue to offer
support for the project to be developed in Fayetteville.
I am participating with the Mayor's task force for a new emergency response plan. Some of this
planning came about from questions following the aircraft crash last year.
tf illy Submitted,
• Ray M. Boudreaux
Director
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FAYETTEVILLE
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS
DAN COODY, JUNEOR
• 4500 School Ave., Suite F
Fayetteville, AN 72701
478.718.7642
AVIATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
RAY M. BOUDREAUX, DIRECTOR
TO: Airport Advisory Board Members
THRU : Ray M . Boudreaux, Director
FROM : James Nicholson , Financial Coordinator
DATE: July 10, 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 for the past two years.
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FBO Fuel Sales: As can be seen in the graph below, fuel sales volume for the month
of June increased 18.7% compared to the previous month's sales. The June sales level
is approximately 115%D of the FBO's monthly average volume for the past 12 months of
28, 128 gallons.
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June, ending the month trending upward . Following is a comparison of regional retail
fuel prices as of 7/8/03:
Regional Jet Center (XNA) Avgas: 3.08 Jet-A: 2.65
Pinnacle Air (ASG ) 2 .61 2 .30
Executive Air (ASG) 2 .51 2 .32
Beaver Lake (Rogers) 2 .78 2 .47
Hughes Aviation (Bentonville) 2.70 (SS-2.34) 2 .39
Siloam Springs (City-run) 2.35 (ss-i .99) 2 .45
Fayetteville Municipal 2.41 2 . 18
Regional Jet Center provides discounts on Jet-A; . 10 @ 500 gals+, .20 @ 1 ,000 gals +
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June 2003 fuel sales: 26,462 Jet . 81 .9%
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Jet-A sold to FYV-based customers in June: 10, 119 - 38.2%
Jet-A sold to transient aircraft customers in June: 169343 - 61 .8%
• Avgas sold to FYV- based customers in June: 21961 - 50.6%
Avgas sold to transient aircraft customers in June: 27881 - 49.4%
• City of Fayetteville Arkansas
Airport - Drake Field
Operating Statement - Airport Board
For the Month Ending: 06/30/03
2002 2003 2003 2003
Actual Budgeted Actual YTD Pgctd Yr End
Operating Revenue
Rents & Leases 2879035 336,350 172,479 358,068
Aviation Fuel 4999471 19100,000 312,527 705,647
Miscellaneous 160461 35,000 11 ,708 269472
Total Operating Revenue: 802,967 1 ,471 ,350 496,714 1 ,090,187
Operating Expenses
Personnel 3129807 361 ,612 174,609 349,217
Materials & Supplies 12,464 44,590 26,875 53,750
Aviation Fuel Purchases 320,641 630,000 231 ,347 476,204
Services & Charges 179,982 266,392 1009859 176,059
Cost Allocation to General Fund 144,612 1441612 729306 144,612
Maintenance 48,874 55,610 36,464 52,928
Operating Capital / Equipment 25,206 4,999 4,999
ATC Tower Costs 192,500 192,500
Total Operating Expense 1 ,044,586 1 ,695,316 647,459 1 ,4509269
• Change In Fund Balance (241 ,619) (223,966) (150,744) (3609082)
from Operations
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• City of Fayetteville Arkansas Page 2
Airport - Drake Field
Airport Fund Statement - Airport Board
For the Month Ending: 06/30/03
Beginning Funds Available - 01/01/2003 . 2,474,359
Airport Fund Revenue YTD Projected YE
Interest on Investments 43,572 87,144
Non-Op Miscellaneous 484 968
Total Fund Revenue 44,056 88,112
Airport Fund Expense 2003
Capital Project Expense / Grant Matching YTD Projected @ Completion
AIP #29 - Pavement Rehab 6,989 210989
AIP #30 - Taxiway A Extension Design 51836
AIP #31 - Taxiway A Ext. Construction 68,500
Hangar Rehabilitation 27,495 36,493
Corp Ramp Pavement 330,072 330,372
FBO Hangar 518,792 518,792
Executive Hangar 2@ 60x60 5,800 225,000
East-side Self-serve 100LL 25,000
10 Bay T-Hangar
• Debt Service
Total of Project Expense - Airport Fund 8899148 11231 ,982
Income Less Expense (845,091 ) (19143,870)
Change In Fund Balance from Operations (150,744) (360,082)
Ending Funds Available 6/30/2003 11478,523 Est. 970,407
Outside Grant Funds Contributed
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State 5931136 743,162
Federal 125,807 11787,864
Total: 718,943 2,531 ,026
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• LEASE "TERM" WORKPAPER
TENANT: AR Group, LLC, Kevin and Tammy Johnson (and Billy Stilwell)
ADDRESS: P. O: Box 143, Greenland, AR 72737
PHONE : 479-521 -2662
PROPERTY LEASED: Restaurant in Airport Terminal
USE OF PROPERTY: Restaurant
BEGINNING DATE: September 1 , 2003
TERM OF LEASE: 1 Yr
OPTION TO EXTEND: 1/2 year option
• RENTAL FEES: 5% of gross sales up to $2,500.00 per month through the
first year. 7% of gross sales at renewal up to
$11 .00/SF per year.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS: -Rent Payments to begin for the gross sales for the
Month of October due November 10, 2003 and the
10'" of each month there after.
-The Aviation department to assist with
modifications to the leased space with a cash
investment not to exceed $7,500.00. Modifications
to include installation of a grill and hood, windows,
removal of the baggage conveyor, partition walls
and a fence to enclose the outside caf&.
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• LEASE "TERM" WORKPAPER
TENANT: Vemaci Constuction, Inc.
ADDRESS: 200 West Twelfth Street
Washington, MO 63090
PHONE: 636-239-7642
PROPERTY LEASED: Three offices across the south end of the terminal.
Consists of 473.8 sq. ft.
USE OF PROPERTY: Office for construction company, performing heavy
construction, site development-municipal and state, 70 employees, two aircraft (a Duke
and a Seneca II) will be used by tenant.
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BEGINNING DATE: August 1 , 2003
TERM OF LEASE: Six months
OPTION TO EXTEND: May be extended for up to three additional one year terms.
RENTAL FEES: Annual amount $5,211 .80.
Monthly amount $434.32.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS:
None.
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XNA Sets Record , Wins
$2 . 65 Million Grant
ENPLANEMENTS TOP 40,000 IN JUNE due to bargain rates in June.
Van Laningham said new des-
By Ethan G Nobles Ark., and Mark Pryor, D-Ark., as tinations between last month and
• RaniaaaxsKM - DMUSCH+'aow UET well as US. Reps. John Boounan, June 2002 didn't hurt enplane-
R-Rogers, Marion Berry, D- ments, either. Houston's Conti-
SPRINGDALE — Officials at Gillett, and Vic Snyder, D-Little nental Airlines started direct
Northwest Arkansas Regional Rock grants worth $7.2 million flights to Houston in October,
Airport received two pieces of were awarded to regional air- and added flights to Newark N.J,
good news Wednesday — pas- ports in Arkansas. in May.
senger counts were at an alltitne The $2.65 million will be used Through June, XNA has re-
high in June and the airport was for the construction of a snow ported 198,838 paid, boarding
awarded a $2.65 million federal removal equipment building, ter- passengers — an increase of 6.95
grant minal building construction and percent over the 185,924 en-
Scott Van Laningham, execu- a lighted sign displaying securi- planements recorded in the first
tive director of Highfill's XNA, ty directives to passengers, the half of 7002.
said the airport broke 40,000 en- news release states. XNA isn't the only airport in
planements for the fust time in As for enplanements, Van Lan- Northwest Arkansas to win a
history by handling 40,290 paid, ingham said XNA officials are federal grant. Drake Field in <�
boarding passengers — an in- pleased the airport is growing at Fayetteville is to receive $13 mil-
crease of 5.73 percent over the a time when others are still lion to extend a taxiway on the
3UM enplanements reported in struggling with declining pas- east side of the airport while
the same month last year. senger counts. He said June's Springdale Municipal Airport is
XNA opened in November Wal-Mart Stores shareholder's set to receive $85,950 to update
1998. meeting contributed to enplane- a master plan and provide mon-
"% , obviously, are very, very ments in June. ey for rehabilitation of the ter-
pleased," Van Laningham said. "Some of the carriers brought minal parking apron.
Also, XNA officials received in bigger planes, and that means Smith Field in Siloam Springs
word of the federal grant. Ac- more capacity," he said. will receive $149,872 to conduct
cording to a news release from Also, Van Laningham said dis- a master plan study, the news re-
U.S. Sens. Blanche Lincoln, D- cretionary travel was on the rise, . lease states.
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NORTHWES-r AlZKANSAs TiNIES
Thursday, July 10 , 2003
XNA sees money and passenger increases
BY ERIN CAIN municate security directives numbers after the Septem-
Benton CountyDanykwd to the public in the terminal. her 2001 terrorist attacks, but
"We'll use $ 100,000 — emplanements by June 2002
HIGHFILL — A $2.65 mil- some for the fencing, were up 6.71 percent. John-
lion grant is exciting, but not $ 160,000 for the storage son said she was happy with
nearly as exciting as more building, $ 17,000 for the the nearly 2 percent increase
than 40,000 passengers fly- sign, and the remainder will from this time last year.
• ing out of the Northwest be for the terminal building," "We couldn't be more
Arkansas Regional Airport Johnson said. "So, it's already pleased," she said.
last month. spent" Three other area airports
XNA officials were excited, Johnson was doubly will benefit from the DOI'
but not surprised, when leg- excited on Wednesday funds.
islators announced Wednes- because the airport had just Smith Field Airport in
day that the airport would received its emplanement Siloam Springs will receive
receive a large portion of the numbers for June. Passen- $ 149,872 to conduct an Air-
more-than-$7. 16 million ger counts increased 6.43 port Master Plan Study for
being awarded to 18 airports percent over last June, she airport development. The
in the state. said. study will help the airport
"It's an entitlement grant, "We broke 40,000 passen- meet its anticipated aviation
meaning it's money we earn gers for the first time," John- demand in a financially fea-
based on the number of pas- son explained. "We had sible manner.
sengers," airport manager 42,290 in one month." The Springdale Municipal
Kelly Johnson said. "We've June is normally a good Airport will get $85,950 to
been expecting it for several month for the airport, update its Airport Master
months." Ibecause of the Wal-Mart Plan to include a Financial
XNA staff are thrilled to shareholders meeting. Dis- Plan and Economic Analysis
get the money, of course. It cretionary travelers, taking a study. The money will also
has been earmarked for con- vacation after their children provide funding for repairs
struction of a snow removal get out of school, also make to the terminal parking
equipment building, and will up much of the June traffic. apron. '
provide reimbursement for Last June, the airport had Drake Field in Fayetteville
the initial construction of the 39,732emplanements. is set to receive $ 1 .3 million
• terminal building. It will also XNA's year-to-date pas- to extend Taxiway A on the
help pay for a lighted sign senger numbers have east side of the airport,
that will allow airport increased 8. 11 percent over which will enhance safety
administration to more the same time last year. The and accommodate new ten-
clearly and effectively com- year 2001 brought lower ant development.
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AirFest plans to combine
new events with familiar
BY SARAH TERRY
Northwest Arkansas lime
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The staff at Drake Field
show starts in the afternoon. "This is a no-kidding air
and the Arkansas Air Muse- Among the planes that will show," said :;; Bcadrest`:,
um promised Thursday that be featured at AirFest include the city's airport director.
the annual AirFest celebra- a P-51 gunfighter, an A- 10 Hammond said the variety
• tion this weekend will military demonstration of attractions will draw more
involve more than just vin- team, Tora 101 , T-6, NA-5Q people to learn about the
tage planes in the air and on PT- 191 C- 130, MIG- 17 as well city's municipal airport.
display. as Swift Magic performing "It'll bring more people
The eighth annual event, formation acrobatics and a down to Drake Field, and
which is a benefit for the parachute jump. that's our goal," she said. "We
Arkansas Air Museum, will A carnival, based out of want to show people we are
be Saturday and Sunday at Joplin, Mo., will also set up alive and well."
Drake Field beginning at 10 near the airplane display. Last year, nearly 6,000
a.m. and will also include a Tradition carnival rides, people attended the two-day
carnival as an added on-site including a 60-foot Ferris event and raised about
attraction. wheel, will.be on site. $20,000 for the museum.
"AirFest is going to be very Carnival armbands, which The event was the brain-
exciting this year," said Judy allow unlimited rides on all child of John Kalagias, who
Hammond, director of the the attractions, are available retired in May as director of
Arkansas Air Museum. "It'sFor $12. "Phe carnival opens at the museum after more than
a decade.
going to be different than 10 a.m. and continues after
some of the things we've the air show until 10 p.m. Admission to AirFest for
done in the past." T-shirts that commemo- adults is $7, and children
The festivities will mark rate the centennial of flight between the ages of 6 and 12
the centennial of flight with will be available for purchase get in for $3. Children five
a variety of planes to view on for $15 and a variety of food and under are admitted free.
the ground before the air vendors will set up.
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Museum
and moved in and get some
other things started," he said.
McCandless said part of
Continued from Al the museum's desire to move
to Drake Field was to be clos-
McCandless said. "We could- er to the Arkansas Air Muse-
n't put wings on the . aircraft um,
before because the building , "We'ie working in con-
wasn't large,. enough. Now ' junction with them," he said.
they'll be able to stay in out "They have a nice museum,
of the weather." and we feel like we've added
Volunteer crews have to it"
been working to relocate While"die`riewer museum
the museum's materials for focuses on the military, the
the past month. AAM takes a look at civilians
The existing facility will ' in early aviation.
• display, military artifacts Ray Boudreaux, .the air-
such„as weapons equip- port director, said bringing
ment and uniforms , OMM to Drake Field was one
. .
The display building will of the things.he , focused, on
house the museum's collec- when he began his job in
tion of 17 aircraft, which early 2002:
includes several restoration "That was one of the
projects and eight military things we talked about when
vehicles. I first got here," he said. "The
McCandless said he hopes idea being if you have them
to have an official ribbon both joined up, you aught
cutting ceremony in the have an opportunity for more
upcoming , weeks, , before visitors. Both„ museums
starting on his next major might benefit. It's an interest;
project. He will recognize ingconcept"
those from Washington, Ben- A ticket purchased at
ton, . Madison and Carroll either museum will provide
counties who died in all 20th entrance into both, McCand-
century wars. less said.
The names will be embla- McCandless said ; OMM.
zoned on a plaque that will tries to keep the same hours',
hang in the Pat and Willard as the Arkansas Air Museum..
Walker Chapel, located Those are 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
inside the museum. Sunday through Friday. The
"My priority is to get the hours Saturday are 10 a.m. to
• building open and finished 4:30 p.m.