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limits of the City of Mesquite, Texas.
The airport lies approximately four
miles southeast of the central business
district of the City of Mesquite.
Exhibit 1A shows the location of
Mesquite and its relation to the Dallas/
Fort Worth Metroplex. Neighboring
communities include Garland to the
north, Sunnyvale to the northeast,
Balch Springs to the south, and Dallas
to the west. Mesquite Metro Airport is
located on the eastern edge of Dallas
County. Kaufman County is
approximately one-half mile to the east.
The City of Mesquite has excellent
access to the surface transportation
network. Interstates 20, 30 and 635,
U.S. Highway 80, and State Highway
352 all traverse the City. The airport is
bounded on the north by Scyene Road
and on the south by Lawson Road.
Direct airport access is provided by
Airport Boulevard, which connects from
Scyene Road at the northwest corner of
the airport property.
AIRPORT HISTORY
The original Mesquite Metro Airport
was built by the Hudson family in 1975.
Originally named the Phil L. Hudson
Municipal Airport, it featured a 4,000foot
by 50-foot asphalt runway and
connecting taxiways. Other amenities
included three 20-unit T-hangar
facilities, underground storage for
Avgas fuel and aircraft tie-down areas.
In 1981, the City of Mesquite began the
acquisition of the airport from the
1-2
Hudson family by conducting an
Environmental Assessment (EA) of the
airport grounds. In 1983, the City of
Mesquite received federal grant-in-aid
to acquire the airport from the Hudson
family. In 1985, the City received
additional federal grants which funded
several projects, including:
• Reconstruction of the runway,
replacing the asphalt with concrete
and extending the runway to 5,000
feet.
• Widening of the runway from 50
feet to 100 feet.
• Extending the parallel taxiway
1,300 feet.
• Conducting an airport master plan
study.
• Acquiring additional property.
In 1992, both the runway and taxiway
were extended an additional 1,000 feet,
bringing the total paved runway length
to nearly 6,000 feet. A new updated
master plan was undertaken in 1997.
Table 1A shows a partial list of the
major recent improvements made to
Mesquite Metro Airport since 1998.
AIRPORT MANAGEMENT
The Mesquite Metro Airport is owned
and operated by the City of Mesquite.
The city employs a full-time Airport
Director and a full-time Executive
Secretary. In addition, there are eight
part-time employees. The Airport
Director reports to the Deputy City
Manager.