Drake Field Airport Projects

At a glance

• What: projects, leases and grants at Drake Field, the municipal airport.
• Where it stands: September 1 consent items: apron rehabilitation, Taxiway E extension and an ARFF vehicle. October 20: an amendment to the OSM Aviation Academy lease. November 5: Drake Field leases with Ross Executive Aviation and Bluegrass Aviation and an FAA supplement. The November 10 Agenda Session lists Arkansas Department of Aeronautics grants.
• Next: Council consideration of the aeronautics grants, tentatively November 17.

Details

• The Airport Board met September 17 and October 15; those meetings have video and agendas but were not read.

Sources

• The city's posted agendas on the CivicClerk portal https://fayettevillear.portal.civicclerk.com/ and meeting video on the city's Cablecast channel https://reflect-fayetteville-ar.cablecast.tv/CablecastPublicSite/?channel=1 . No minutes were available; outcomes come only from later agendas.

Log

2026-09-01 - City Council

• Consent: Drake Field apron rehabilitation, Taxiway E extension and an ARFF vehicle.

2026-09-17 - Airport Board

• Related topic on Council agendas; this body's own agenda was not read and its link to the topic is not confirmed.

2026-10-15 - Airport Board

• Related topic on Council agendas; this body's own agenda was not read and its link to the topic is not confirmed.

2026-10-20 - City Council

• Consent agenda: minutes of October 6; an amendment to the OSM Aviation Academy lease.

2026-11-05 - City Council

• Consent: Drake Field leases (Ross Executive Aviation, an FAA supplement, Bluegrass Aviation).

2026-11-10 - City Council Agenda Session

• Consent: Arkansas Department of Aeronautics grants.

2026-11-17 - City Council

• Consent: Arkansas Department of Aeronautics grants.