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engine T-hangars with 40-foot to 42-foot<br />

door openings rent from $195 per month<br />

to $301 per month. Hangars with<br />

larger doors rent between $235 per<br />

month to $385 per month.<br />

Lease receipts are obtained from those<br />

who lease <strong>City</strong>-owned buildings/hangars<br />

or have built private hangars with land<br />

leases. <strong>The</strong> typical lease rate is $0.08<br />

per square-foot per year. Tie-down<br />

charges are $55 per month. <strong>The</strong><br />

remaining revenue sources are from<br />

miscellaneous fees/charges.<br />

OPERATING EXPENSES<br />

Generalized operating expenses for<br />

<strong>Mesquite</strong> Metro Airport include<br />

personnel services, contractual services,<br />

wholesale fuel, supplies, debt<br />

service/amortization, and furniture,<br />

fixtures, and equipment. Fuel is the<br />

largest cost center for the <strong>airport</strong>, with<br />

personnel services being second, at<br />

nearly half as much. Personnel services<br />

include payments for pr<strong>of</strong>essional<br />

<strong>airport</strong> administration and fuel line<br />

support.<br />

Contractual services include payments<br />

made to contractors to maintain <strong>airport</strong><br />

navigational aids and storm water run<strong>of</strong>f<br />

and <strong>airport</strong> utility costs. Supplies<br />

generally include miscellaneous items<br />

including pr<strong>of</strong>essional memberships,<br />

subscriptions, etc.<br />

As is evident from the table, the <strong>airport</strong><br />

has not generally maintained a positive<br />

operational income over the last five<br />

years. <strong>The</strong> existing revenues do not<br />

generally meet operational costs.<br />

6-13<br />

Airports similar to <strong>Mesquite</strong> Metro<br />

Airport typically do not maintain a<br />

positive operating income. It should<br />

always be a goal <strong>of</strong> a general aviation<br />

<strong>airport</strong> to be self-sufficient and<br />

hopefully generate a positive cash flow.<br />

<strong>The</strong> following section will discuss<br />

opportunities available for the <strong>airport</strong> to<br />

increase its revenues, over time, to<br />

achieve these goals.<br />

FUTURE CASH FLOW<br />

Revenues<br />

Revenues are anticipated to continue to<br />

grow with aviation activity. As more<br />

aircraft base at the <strong>airport</strong>, revenues<br />

from hangar rentals and fuel sales will<br />

increase proportionately. Revenues will<br />

also be bolstered by transient aircraft<br />

activity that increases fuel sales, and<br />

aviation business that can result in<br />

additional lease revenues for the<br />

<strong>airport</strong>. Commission fees are a service<br />

charge that the <strong>airport</strong> collects from<br />

FBOs based on the sale <strong>of</strong> certain<br />

products and services. Currently, there<br />

are no FBO commission fees collected;<br />

however, this is a possible revenue<br />

source as more businesses locate at the<br />

<strong>airport</strong>.<br />

As previously mentioned, existing<br />

<strong>airport</strong> revenues are derived from<br />

leases, hangar and building rentals, and<br />

fuel sales. Future revenue projections<br />

considered slightly increasing current<br />

fee rates for existing hangar and land<br />

leases. It is planned that future<br />

conventional and executive hangar<br />

construction will be by private entities.<br />

<strong>The</strong> plan considers T-hangar

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