[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 247 (Thursday, December 24, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80442-80443]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32459]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent To Rule on Request To Release Lake Murray State 
Park Airport at Ardmore, Oklahoma

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of request to release airport.

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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on the 
release of Lake Murray State Park Airport at Lake Murray State Park in 
Ardmore, Oklahoma.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 25, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Comments on this application may be mailed or delivered to 
the FAA at the following address: Mr. Glenn A. Boles, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Southwest Region, Airports Division, Manager--Arkansas/
Oklahoma Airports Development Office, ASW-630, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, 
Fort Worth, Texas 76177.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kathy Franklin, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Arkansas/Oklahoma

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Airports Development Office, ASW-630J, 10101 Hillwood Parkway, Fort 
Worth, Texas 76177.
    The request to release this airport may be reviewed in person at 
this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FAA invites public comment on the 
request to release Lake Murray State Park Airport at Lake Murray State 
Park in Ardmore, Oklahoma, from all federal obligations for the 
purposes of closing this airport under the provisions of Section 125 of 
the Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st 
Century (AIR 21).
    The following is a brief overview of the request:

    The Oklahoma Department of Tourism and the Oklahoma Aeronautics 
Commission (co-sponsors) requested the release of the airport which 
consists of 61.53 acres, paved runway (2,500 feet x 48 feet), 
connecting taxiway (160 feet x 35 feet) and apron (300 feet x 115 
feet). The land was acquired by the State of Oklahoma for use as the 
Lake Murray State Park through an appropriation of state funds to the 
Planning and Resources Board in the 1930's. The airport was constructed 
in 1963 with an FAA Grant in the amount of $45,823.76. The airport has 
very low demand with only 50 operations for the 12 months ending Sept 
20, 2013, has no based aircraft, and has been designated as 
`unclassified' by the FAA ASSET report. There are four other NPIAS 
airports within a 25 mile radius which better meet aviation needs of 
this area. Lake Murray State Park Airport's pavements are in fair 
condition; however, within the next five years, the runway will need to 
be reconstructed with an estimated cost to rehabilitate and improve to 
FAA standards of $1,083,000. The State has concluded this is not a 
prudent expenditure and that these limited funds would be better 
invested in other public use airports in Oklahoma. As the airport 
owners, the Oklahoma Department of Tourism and the Oklahoma Aeronautics 
Commission (OAC) have requested a full release of their airport 
obligations. If released, the airport property will return to being 
part of Lake Murray State Park, and the property will be allowed to 
become part of the natural grassland. The OAC plans to invest state 
funds equal to or in excess of the sum of the amount of the four AIP 
grants received ($183,999.00) and the appraised value for the land 
($136,896) in NPIAS Airports in the Oklahoma Airport System during the 
federal fiscal year 2016.

    Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office 
listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.

    Issued in Fort Worth, Texas on October 27, 2015.
Ignacio Flores,
Manager, Airports Division, Southwest Region.
[FR Doc. 2015-32459 Filed 12-23-15; 8:45 am]
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