Director Young presented the airport's 2024 annual report to the Guthrie-Edmond Regional Airport Board, summarizing operational growth, capital projects and administrative items and noting several near-term actions for 2025.

Director Young said the airport's priority projects include runway strengthening/expansion, reconstruction of the parallel taxiway and lighting, terminal apron design and future terminal construction. In the presentation the board was told the construction portion of the taxiway project was based on bids and that staff expects a project cost in the range discussed during the meeting; in an earlier slide staff stated the construction value tied to the project after bids was $5,700,000. Director Young also listed proposed drainage and land-acquisition work in future fiscal years.

The director reported the FBO that opened Jan. 3, 2024 has driven increased activity: staff said Jet A sales were up 44% year over year and 100LL avgas sales rose 18.8%. Director Young said the airport saw a 34.8% increase in fuel flowage fees in 2024 compared with 2023 and highlighted that Apex Aero Center's operations and marketing helped bring larger-jet activity to the field.

Director Young also reported the airport started a new operations-tracking system this month and that staff will publish monthly reports drawn from that data. Administrative items presented to the board included issuance of 2025 hangar ground-lease invoices with CPI adjustments, the posting of a request for qualifications for airport engineer and consultant (submittal deadline shown in the meeting record as 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 23), and participation in a statewide economic impact study being organized by the Oklahoma Department of Aerospace and Aeronautics with Kimley Horn and Park Hill.

On schedule and meeting logistics, staff recommended returning regular board meeting times to 3:30 p.m. from 1:00 p.m. because the earlier time created attendance and staff-support challenges; the board voted to move meetings back to 3:30 p.m. after a motion and second. Director Young closed by thanking board members and noting plans to pursue additional partnerships and community events in 2025.

Votes at a glance: change meeting time to 3:30 p.m. — approved (motion passed). Approval of minutes and monthly financials — approved (motions passed). Adjournment — approved.