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Ray Owen
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CAPE GIRARDEAU — Con-
struction of a M000 -square -toot
municipal airport terminal build-
ing, a 100,000 -gallon water
storage tank, fuel storage system,
and T -hangars are among top
priority projects at the Cape
Girardeau Municipal Airport over
the next two years.
The projects are included in the
Cape Girardeau City Council's
five-year capital improvements
plan, which was approved earlier
this year.
The Airport Advisory Board
prioritized the projects during its
monthly meeting, held at city hall
The board also discussed airport
boaNings, prospects for a flight
school at the airport. and the
recent air show held at the air.
on improvement
e airport prior to the
approval of the
Airport
"We have about $2 million in
place for improvements over the
next two years," he said. "That will
cover the cost of the priority
I'^�Is. These projects do not in-
, been bid. two projects that have al -
y
Taxiway and T -Hangar spurs
have already been bid at $93,580,
with work expected to start as soon
as weather permits. Also under
contract is a project involving
painting and installation of runway
signs at a cost of S 112,400.
Construction of a new terminal is
estimated to cost $1,353,550, with
half of the cost being paid during
the 1990-91 fiscal year and the
other half during the 1991-92 fiscal
year.
Cost of the otherprojects are
estimated at $350,000 for the water
system and storage tank, and
$130,000 for the fuel system and
depot.
A commercial hangar project and
pplans to acquiring additional land
fo the arport were listed as more
long-range plans.
"We discuss and prioritize
projects every year," said Jerry
McClanahan, board president.
"We'll look at these project next
M while, the airport is slightly
of last year's pace on board.
lurr
We've had more than 7,700
boardings," said Airport Manager
Mark Seesing. "That figure is up
from the 7,626 at this time a year
ago. We have to average only 750 a
month to meet the quota of
10,000."
The airport must have 10,000
boardings annually to qualify for
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$300,00-0 a year in Federal Avia-
tion Administration funding for
capital improvement projects.
Trans World Express is down
about 300 passengers in boardings
compared to a year ago, but Cape
Central Airways is up almost 500,
Seesing said.
"TWE is averaging over 550 pas-
sengers a month," said Seesing.
"Cape Central Airways is avemg-
ingover 250 a month, so we should
reach our 10,000 passenger quota."
In a letter from TWE to the Air
Transportation Committee, it was
reported that the airline's flights
were on time and scheduled flights
completed 99 percent of the time in
September.
The new Jetstream 31 aircraft
we stoned" using this summer has
been everything we expected it to
be," wrote Larry Graff, of TWE.
"The Cape Girardeau station expe-
rienced only one canceled flight in
September, giving us a 99 percent
completion factor. Combining that
with July's 96.2 percent, and the
95.1 percent in August, we have a
three-month completion factor of
96.8."
The on-time performance was
also at 99 percent for September,
with an 11 percent increase in
boardings over August.
Seesing also reported to the board
that he had contacted Southern It.
linois University -Carbondale con.
ceming its flight school.
"A flight school could be feasible
here," said Scesing. "The interest in
the SIU school has been so great
that it has to tum away students."
Seesing said he wants to talk to
Central Missouri State University
about its flight school.