The Gulf Shores City Council and Gulf Shores Airport Authority in separate actions May 27, approved a grant with the Federal Aviation Administration in the amount of $5,374,830. The Airport …
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The Gulf Shores City Council and Gulf Shores Airport Authority in separate actions May 27, approved a grant with the Federal Aviation Administration in the amount of $5,374,830. The Airport Authority and City credited the perseverance and efforts of Senator Richard Shelby’s and congressman Bradley Byrne’s offices to achieve this long-sought goal for the airport. The airport currently ranks as the second busiest airport in-flight operations (landings and takeoffs) in Alabama and will rank in the top 40 of the 256 Federal Contract Towers nationwide once in operation.
Several Federal Aviation Administration offices remarked that JKA set a record for the highest benefit-cost ratio ever seen in the program’s history at 4.18. This means that the benefits of the tower exceed the costs associated by a factor of 4.2.
As a result of “CARES ACT” Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) participation has increased from 90 percent to 100 percent. Chairman Vic Roberts of the Airport Authority stated; “The $700,000 in Airport Authority funds set aside for the tower construction will be reallocated to the future terminal project.”