The Shawnee Regional Airport hosted a number of activities recently, including a 10-day Civil Air Patrol National Flight Academy and the annual Aviation Breakfast Fly-In.
Of about 235 CAP academy students this year, 16 took their first solo flights, Rex Hennen, assistant airport manager, said.
The training session at the airport led to the sale of more than 2,500 gallons of fuel, which equates to about $10,000, he said.
In addition to the air traffic resulting from the CAP training, more than 30 planes flew into the airport for the annual Aviation Breakfast Fly-In.
The event, which is open to the public each year, included several static displays with military, media and medical aircraft, among others.
“More than 300 people from town came to eat and see the planes,” Hennen said. “This year, several planes and jets flew in for the rodeo too.”
Hennen said more than 100 youth also experienced their first flights during the community event.
The increased traffic at the airport each year is one reason for the new terminal that is being built at the airport. It also plays a role in the upcoming taxiway and runway project there.
Because the airport growth made several improvement projects necessary, the city commission considered a short term loan from the Shawnee Industrial Authority to the Shawnee Airport Authority in the amount of $108,758.29 earlier this week. That money will be used to prepay the Federal Aviation Administration for work at the airport, which was agreed upon by the city and the FAA and approved by commissioners in May.
The note on the loan will mature Dec. 31, 2012, if not repaid before that time and interest will be charged at 2 percent on a “per annum” basis until it is paid in full.
If the entire note is paid prior to Dec. 31, 2010, no interest will be charged on the loan.
“This funding will be reimbursed to the city as a part of the FAA’s capital improvement grant for the upcoming taxiway/runway project,” Hennen said.
“It is anticipated that the reimbursement will occur within the next few months and the SIA will be paid back in the full amount with no interest.
However, the FAA grants are contingent upon congressional approval and there is a slight chance of a several month delay.”
Hennen said by approving the loan, the city could “move forward unhindered with the capital construction programming provided by the FAA without additional burden to the city’s current and future budget.”
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The Shawnee Regional Airport hosted a number of activities recently, including a 10-day Civil Air Patrol National Flight Academy and the annual Aviation Breakfast Fly-In.
Of about 235 CAP academy students this year, 16 took their first solo flights, Rex Hennen, assistant airport manager, said.
The training session at the airport led to the sale of more than 2,500 gallons of fuel, which equates to about $10,000, he said.
In addition to the air traffic resulting from the CAP training, more than 30 planes flew into the airport for the annual Aviation Breakfast Fly-In.
The event, which is open to the public each year, included several static displays with military, media and medical aircraft, among others.
“More than 300 people from town came to eat and see the planes,” Hennen said. “This year, several planes and jets flew in for the rodeo too.”
Hennen said more than 100 youth also experienced their first flights during the community event.
The increased traffic at the airport each year is one reason for the new terminal that is being built at the airport. It also plays a role in the upcoming taxiway and runway project there.
Because the airport growth made several improvement projects necessary, the city commission considered a short term loan from the Shawnee Industrial Authority to the Shawnee Airport Authority in the amount of $108,758.29 earlier this week. That money will be used to prepay the Federal Aviation Administration for work at the airport, which was agreed upon by the city and the FAA and approved by commissioners in May.
The note on the loan will mature Dec. 31, 2012, if not repaid before that time and interest will be charged at 2 percent on a “per annum” basis until it is paid in full.
If the entire note is paid prior to Dec. 31, 2010, no interest will be charged on the loan.
“This funding will be reimbursed to the city as a part of the FAA’s capital improvement grant for the upcoming taxiway/runway project,” Hennen said.
“It is anticipated that the reimbursement will occur within the next few months and the SIA will be paid back in the full amount with no interest.
However, the FAA grants are contingent upon congressional approval and there is a slight chance of a several month delay.”
Hennen said by approving the loan, the city could “move forward unhindered with the capital construction programming provided by the FAA without additional burden to the city’s current and future budget.”
