Airport
Fiscal Year 2023
Department Overview
Airport administrative, buildings, and maintenance budget.
Mission Statement: To maintain and operate the airport to support the aviation needs of the area by providing safe and efficient airport facilities and services for general and business aviation users and enhance a positive economic impact for the region.
Accomplishments
- Added new based business turbine aircraft tenant.
- Provided high quality transportation infrastructure for corporate and general aviation users.
- Worked with chamber of commerce, flight school, and area business to promote use of business aviation. Held business open house.
- Completed bid process and approved new farm land lease agreements.
- Worked with flight school to promote training opportunities and expand leased areas to accommodate growth.
- Completed New T-hangar utilizing federal grant funding participation
- Replaced depreciated 1-Ton maintenance vehicle utilizing state grant funding participation.
- Re-Painted all airfield markings.
- Updated Airport Emergency Plan (AEP) and completed table-top review with Owatonna Fire Department.
Goals
- Continue to provide high level of customer service, welcoming facilities, and quality amenities for visitors to the community.
- Continue to work with tenants, business community, and Chamber of Commerce to develop aviation transportation options for local business community.
- Replace main hangar complex roof.
- Complete purchase of replacement road grader utilizing state grant funding participation
- Complete phase one of airport security fencing
- Approve 2023 rates and charges schedule
- Work with FAA and MnDOT Aeronautics to maximize grant funding opportunities
- Promote airport through continued school tours, tenant events, informational meetings, and other special events.
- Replace Automated Weather Observation System (AWOS).