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FAYETTEVILLE – DRAKE FIELD
Airport Board Minutes
May 18th, 2023
MEMBERS PRESENT: Zane Chenault, Charles Wallace, Monty Roberts, John Holley, Richard Rost, David
Hinton
MEMBERS ABSENT: David Hopper, Chris Brown/City, Laci Prince/Museum
OTHERS PRESENT: Jared Rabren/City, Dee McCoy/City, Tamra Kesner/City, Rick McKinney/Member of the
Public, John Woodie and Bill Corley/Drone Up, Mike Barnett/Tower Manager
ITEM # 1: Approval of the Airport Board Minutes for April 20th, 2023
• A motion to approve the April 20th, 2023 was made by Monty Roberts.
John Holley seconded the motion. The motion carried.
ITEM # 2: Receiving of Reports :
• AIRPORT ACTIVITY: Tower operations for March totaled 1,750, reflecting an increase over February
but a decrease from 2022. March fuel sales totaled 65,713 gallons, again showing positive growth over
February but a decrease from 2022.
• FAA RUNWAY REHAB AND LIGHTING PROJECT: Work crews completed their final night closure of this
project last week. There are a few small items to address, but we expect this project to finally be closed
out within the coming days. The only long-term delay will be the transfer switch to the new light vault,
which has again been delayed.
• FUEL FARM REHABILITATION PROJECT: At this time we have no updates on this project.
• AIRPORT MASTER PLAN UPDATE: The FAA sent notice they are actively working on our grant offer for
this project. At this time we have not officially received the offer but expect it shortly.
• WILDLIFE FENCE REHABILITATION: We have officially made it through the approval process with the
FAA and completed the Certification of Funds internally. We will begin advertising for this project next
week.
• TAXIWAY ECHO EXTENSION: We hosted two FAA representatives earlier this month to discuss
adjusting our Capital Investment Plan (CIP) in light of changes to this project. We have now pushed
construction of this project to 2025 to allow for an Environmental Assessment to be funded later this
year.
• FUEL VENDOR RFP: The FBO’s contract with Avfuel officially expires this year, which means we are
beginning the process of seeking proposals from fuel vendors. We expect to advertise the Request for
Proposal this weekend.
• Financial Report:
• As of April 30th, 2023 the FBO revenue totaled $1,095,434.30 and the expenses totaled $1,034,073.04
for a total profit of $61,361.26.
• There are no vacant T-Hangars with 100 people on the waiting list. One new hangar lease was signed in
April.
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MUSEUM REPORT: Laci Prince emailed and stated Warbird Weekend went off without a hitch. Doc arrived
15 minutes early due to blue skies and perfect weather. We saw over 1,146 people over the weekend and
raised a little over $26,000 to help get the museum's budget into a better spot. I would like to thank Doc and
Monty for coming out for the event. Monty also volunteered at the event which was very helpful. Though he
protested being a "bad guy" he protected the Jeeps in our second building with all of his might to keep the
children and grown men of NWA from climbing on them.
The Wings & Wheels Weekend went very well. We had over 80 cars show up for the event and 3 fly-ins. This
event helped us raise a little over $2,000 for the museum.
The Museum is actively planning Summer Camps. As of right now, the next major public event will be our fall
Golf Tournament. More information to come soon.
ITEM #3: New Business:
• DroneUp Presentation-John Woodie and Bill Corley
John Woodie and Bill Corley brought in one of the drones used at DroneUp out of the Farmington
hub. The presented the board with lots of information on how the program works and what is to
come in the future from the program.
ITEM # 4: Old Business:
• None.
ITEM #5: Other Business:
Items from the Airport Board:
• None.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT 2:59 pm.
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Monty Roberts, Secretary Date