Airport Board 3/19/13
Enplanements
January 2013 vs. January 2012
American rose 16.1%
Southwest down 5.2%
United rose 16.2%
Overall up 2.2%
February 2013 vs. February 2012
American rose 16.4%
Southwest down 12.2%
United up 8.3%
Overall down 3.5% (due to the leap year, we saw the same drop in numbers in 2008)
Overall we are up 1.1% on the year over last year.
We are above the 7 year average in every month of the fiscal year so far.
Construction
Executive Hangar Reconstruction Area A
Is just about to be finished. There is a few patching items left to be completed. A punch list will be created and addressed to finish the project.
Executive Hangar Reconstruction Area B
Jones Brothers should be completed with Phase 2 and will move on to Phase 3 the 25th.
Northwest Taxiway Extension Project
Roadways have been completed and the hangars are in the final phases of completion.
New Parking Construction
Bids should be announced in May and the plan is to have the lot open by the Thanksgiving Holiday.
XCOR
Spaceport Application
Progress is continuing, we along with the FAA are trying to iron out the details to get the airport approved for spaceflight. Keep in mind we are attempting to become the first Part 139 certificated airport with active air carrier flights to be certified as a spaceport.
Next Meeting
Regional Airport Board
TBD
Airport Planning Board
May 21, 2013 @ 9:00AM
Airport Board Meeting 6/19/12
Progress Report
Up 2.8% over May of 2011. For the year we are up 3.5%.
Fuel Sales are down in all sectors other than Airline/Cargo customers.
We are month over month over the nine year average.
Updates
Rehabilitate Taxiway Systems
Painting still needs to be completed on TWYs A, B, M, P, W. A hold short marking is missing on TWY W prohibiting us from opening RWY 16L/34R. Winds have prevented the painting contractor from actually laying out the markings.
Executive Apron Reconstruction
Phase 2 will have hot mix applied in about 2 weeks and should be completed by the next meeting.
The next major project in the executive hangar area that will be done is the reconstruction of all the ramp areas near the hangars west of the current work. It will be broken down into phases so only a few hangars are displaced at a time.
Old East Hangar
The building has been taken down and the final debris removal is being finished.
2012 Disaster Exercise (DisEx)
The disaster exercise went very well. We had all the local law enforcement and mutual aid responders show up. the local area hospitals also participated to earn mass casualty credit.
Visit our Flickr page to see photos of the day.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/midlandairport/sets/72157630211090242/
Aviation Summit
Parking Lot Addition
A feasibility study has been done on a vacant lot west of the existing parking lots with three phases. Whether or not it is covered is an additional cost consideration that needs to be discussed. Initial estimates show the cost to construct the lot will double if the lot is covered. A construction proposal will be drafted to submit to the board at the next meeting.
Southwest Airlines Flight Schedule
Starting in November 2012 Southwest will add an extra Houston and Las Vegas flight. As a result of those additions we will lose a Dallas flight. A net gain and a positive sign that Southwest believes in Midland’s passenger base. We hope to see a new 737-800 on some of those flights.
The next meeting is Tuesday, August 21, 2012 @ 9:00 a.m.
RSAT Meeting June 27th at 10AM
Located in the Media Room on the third floor of the Terminal Building.
Agenda:
10:00- Introductions
10:15- Incident/Incursion Reviews for the past 12 months
10:45- Airport Management updates/concerncs
11:15- FAA air Traffic updates/concerns
11:45- Break
12:00- Airline updates/concerns
12:20- FBO updates/concerns
12:40- General Aviation concerns
13:00- Development of action plan
14:20- Final thoughts and adjournment