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In This Issue 4 Commission Selects New Officers Company Spotlight: ASIC 5 Fallin Touts Aviation & Aerospace 7 OAC Awards Av-Ed Grants Plus Much More! point to the existing terminal’s age and current condition as reasons for a new terminal. In addition to the terminal project, commissioners also approved a $215,000 CIP grant to rehabilitate the parallel taxiway at Davis Field. The FAA will provide a $2.1 million grant for the project, with the City of Muskogee chipping in $128,000 of the total cost. The Commission also approved $400,000 state grants to the cities of Perry and Guymon. Perry will use the money to help pay for the OK Open Skies A publication of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Volume 6, No. 1 SUMMER 2012 Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission ap-proved its three-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which includes a project to extend the runway and parallel taxiway system at Enid’s Woodring Regional Airport from 5,600 feet to 8,000 feet. The Commission’s investment in the Enid runway and taxiway project – perhaps as much as $2.5 million – would represent the state’s largest ever for an airport project, Commis-sion officials said. The City of Enid will be responsible for providing the remaining approximately $2.9 million of an estimated project cost of $5.4 million, which may include $450,000 in federal funds. “I know this is a difficult proposi-tion, four times larger than any other state-funded airport project in history, but it’s the right thing to do.” -Victor Bird, OAC Director “Enid has justified an extension to 7,100 feet based upon civil avia-tion demand. If we extend it another 900 feet, Enid Woodring can accom-modate the T-38 Air Force trainer, in addition to the T-1s and T-6s from Vance Air Force Base that already use the Enid airport as an alternative runway,” said Aeronautics Director Victor Bird. Bird said it is critical that Oklaho-ma sends a message to those who may oversee another Base Realign-ment and Closure process, similar to the one the citizens of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City and the state sent when the General Motors plant was acquired with public funding and provided to Tinker Air Force Base.” “I am certain that we would never want to look back and say what if we had done that extra 900 feet to make this an 8,000-foot runway. I know this is a difficult proposition, four times larger than any other state-funded airport project in history, but it’s the right thing to do,” Bird said. MUSKOGEE, OTHER AIRPORT PROJECTS UNDER WAY While Enid’s airport improvement projects may still be months away from being officially approved by the Commission, Muskogee and other communities have already been given the ”green light” to proceed with their airport projects. The Commission recently ap-proved a $500,000 CIP grant to the City of Muskogee to replace the existing terminal building at Davis Field. With the total cost of $1,135,800, the city will provide $635,800 in matching funds. Aeronautics Commission officials Facilities Will Improve at Enid, Other Airports from CIP Grants In this undated photo, a plane is parked outside the terminal building of Enid’s Woodring Regional Airport. The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission earlier this year approved a project to extend the airport’s runway and parallel taxiway system. See CIP, pg 7
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Full text | In This Issue 4 Commission Selects New Officers Company Spotlight: ASIC 5 Fallin Touts Aviation & Aerospace 7 OAC Awards Av-Ed Grants Plus Much More! point to the existing terminal’s age and current condition as reasons for a new terminal. In addition to the terminal project, commissioners also approved a $215,000 CIP grant to rehabilitate the parallel taxiway at Davis Field. The FAA will provide a $2.1 million grant for the project, with the City of Muskogee chipping in $128,000 of the total cost. The Commission also approved $400,000 state grants to the cities of Perry and Guymon. Perry will use the money to help pay for the OK Open Skies A publication of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission Volume 6, No. 1 SUMMER 2012 Earlier this year, the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission ap-proved its three-year Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which includes a project to extend the runway and parallel taxiway system at Enid’s Woodring Regional Airport from 5,600 feet to 8,000 feet. The Commission’s investment in the Enid runway and taxiway project – perhaps as much as $2.5 million – would represent the state’s largest ever for an airport project, Commis-sion officials said. The City of Enid will be responsible for providing the remaining approximately $2.9 million of an estimated project cost of $5.4 million, which may include $450,000 in federal funds. “I know this is a difficult proposi-tion, four times larger than any other state-funded airport project in history, but it’s the right thing to do.” -Victor Bird, OAC Director “Enid has justified an extension to 7,100 feet based upon civil avia-tion demand. If we extend it another 900 feet, Enid Woodring can accom-modate the T-38 Air Force trainer, in addition to the T-1s and T-6s from Vance Air Force Base that already use the Enid airport as an alternative runway,” said Aeronautics Director Victor Bird. Bird said it is critical that Oklaho-ma sends a message to those who may oversee another Base Realign-ment and Closure process, similar to the one the citizens of Oklahoma County, Oklahoma City and the state sent when the General Motors plant was acquired with public funding and provided to Tinker Air Force Base.” “I am certain that we would never want to look back and say what if we had done that extra 900 feet to make this an 8,000-foot runway. I know this is a difficult proposition, four times larger than any other state-funded airport project in history, but it’s the right thing to do,” Bird said. MUSKOGEE, OTHER AIRPORT PROJECTS UNDER WAY While Enid’s airport improvement projects may still be months away from being officially approved by the Commission, Muskogee and other communities have already been given the ”green light” to proceed with their airport projects. The Commission recently ap-proved a $500,000 CIP grant to the City of Muskogee to replace the existing terminal building at Davis Field. With the total cost of $1,135,800, the city will provide $635,800 in matching funds. Aeronautics Commission officials Facilities Will Improve at Enid, Other Airports from CIP Grants In this undated photo, a plane is parked outside the terminal building of Enid’s Woodring Regional Airport. The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission earlier this year approved a project to extend the airport’s runway and parallel taxiway system. See CIP, pg 7 |
Date created | 2012-09-25 |
Date modified | 2012-09-25 |