Lawrence Municipal Airport

City of Lawrence, Kansas

 

2004 Annual Report

 

 

Introduction

This report will summarize the activities and projects of the Lawrence Municipal Airport for 2004.  The Airport was opened at its current location in 1929 on property first owned by the University of Kansas, then deeded to the Endowment Association, then sold to the City of Lawrence in 1977.  The Airport maintains two runways: Runway 15-33 serves as the primary runway and was originally constructed in 1982.  This runway is equipped with medium intensity runway lighting (MIRL), a precision instrument landing system (ILS) approach on runway 33 with a medium intensity approach lighting system (MALSR), and precision instrument markings.  The crosswind runway, 1-19, was originally constructed in 1958 and is equipped with MIRL and basic runway markings.

 

In July, 2001, the Airport Layout Plan was updated, as was the Master Plan for the Airport.  Some of the projects completed in 2004 were capital improvement projects identified in these planning documents.

 

Projects

The following capital improvement projects were completed in 2004:

§      Runway 1-19 was reconstructed with the assistance of FAA funding (95%).

§      Activities associated with the selection of an engineering consultant per FAA regulations for the construction of a partial parallel taxiway to serve Runway 1-19 began in 2004, as did the design work.  FAA funding for this project will be 95%.

§      Crack sealing of Runway 15-33 was completed in 2004 by City Public Works personnel.

 

Activities

A variety of activities promoting aviation in general and Lawrence aviation in particular took place at the Lawrence Municipal Airport in 2004:

§      The 75th Anniversary and a ribbon cutting for the aforementioned Runway 1-19 project was celebrated in August, 2004.

§      The first Tenant Appreciate Event was held in June, 2004.

§      Visitors to several area sporting events utilized the Lawrence Municipal Airport and Hetrick Air Services Inc. (the City’s fixed base operator) in 2004, including visitors to Kansas University football and basketball games and NASCAR race weekends.

 

Miscellaneous

Listed below are several miscellaneous items that were accomplished during 2004:

§      Rental rates updated – the rental rates between the City of Lawrence and the following tenants were updated: Alligator Inc., Don’s Diesel, Great Planes.

§      A draft Airport Security Plan was developed with input from the Lawrence Police Department and reviewed by the Aviation Advisory Board.

§      The Airport’s Pavement Maintenance Program was developed and approved by the FAA.

§      Minimum standards for commercial activities at the airport were completed and approved by the City Commission.

§      The airport Rules and Regulations were updated to conform with the new minimum standards.

§      Lease summary – a summary of the leases at the Airport as of the date of this report is attached.

§      Fact sheet – a summary of 2004 financial-related information concerning the Lawrence Municipal Airport is attached.