Proposed Permanent Closure of Mason County Airport, Point Pleasant, West Virginia
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The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on Mason County's request to permanently close Mason County Airport, West Virginia. The permanent closure of Mason County Airport involves the FAA's release of the federally obligated airport property from all federal obligations enabling the disposal of the entirety of the 125.56 acres of airport property. Most of the airport property was acquired with federal financial assistance via Federal Aid-Airport Program Grant 9-46-016-C902 and the remaining acreage was acquired from the General Services Administration. Given the negligible aeronautical use of the airport, the fact that is located in close proximity to other federally obligated airports, and the fact that the sales proceeds of the airport will be provided to a nearby federally obligated airport with superior facilities, it is anticipated that the closure of Mason County Airport will result in a net benefit to civil aviation.
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<title>Federal Register, Volume 90 Issue 240 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)</title>
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[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 240 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[Notices]
[Page 58802]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2025-23097]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration
Proposed Permanent Closure of Mason County Airport, Point
Pleasant, West Virginia
AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.
ACTION: Notice of request for comment on the proposed permanent closure
of Mason County Airport, Point Pleasant, West Virginia.
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to rule and invites public comment on Mason
County's request to permanently close Mason County Airport, West
Virginia. The permanent closure of Mason County Airport involves the
FAA's release of the federally obligated airport property from all
federal obligations enabling the disposal of the entirety of the 125.56
acres of airport property. Most of the airport property was acquired
with federal financial assistance via Federal Aid-Airport Program Grant
9-46-016-C902 and the remaining acreage was acquired from the General
Services Administration. Given the negligible aeronautical use of the
airport, the fact that is located in close proximity to other federally
obligated airports, and the fact that the sales proceeds of the airport
will be provided to a nearby federally obligated airport with superior
facilities, it is anticipated that the closure of Mason County Airport
will result in a net benefit to civil aviation.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 26, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Comments on this application may be
mailed or delivered to the following address:
Rick L. Handley, President, Mason County Commission, 200 Sixth Street
Suite 2, Point Pleasant, WV 25550, (703) 487-3980
and at the FAA Beckley Airports Field Office:
Matthew Di Giulian, Manager, Beckley Airports Field Office, 176 Airport
Circle, Room 101, Beaver, WV 25183, (609) 916-5794
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with the Wendell H. Ford
Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century (AIR 21),
Public Law 106-181 (Apr. 5, 2000; 114 Stat. 61), this notice must be
published in the Federal Register 30 days before the Secretary may
waive any condition on federally acquired land on a federally obligated
airport. The following is a brief overview of the request.
Mason County has submitted a request seeking FAA approval for the
permanent closure of Mason County Airport, Point Pleasant, West
Virginia including the FAA's release of the airport from all federal
obligations, to allow for the disposal of the entire 125.56 acres of
federally obligated airport property. Most of the airport property was
acquired via Grant No. 9-46-016-C902, executed in 1969, through which
the FAA provided 50% of the cost of the acquisition of 124.28 acres of
property. The remaining 1.28 acres was acquired from the General
Services Administration (GSA) in 1967.
Mason County Airport has low numbers of both based aircraft and
annual operations, as well as, timeworn and deteriorating facilities.
Additionally, the airport is located in fairly close proximity to two
other federally obligated airports (Gallia Meigs Airport, Gallipolis,
Ohio and Jackson County Airport, Millwood, West Virginia). As a
condition of the FAA's release of Mason County from all federal
obligations the proceeds of the sale of the airport property, as well
as the unamortized portion of a grant received by Mason County for the
airport in 2015, will be provided to Jackson County Airport. The owner
of Jackson County Airport has agreed to use the proceeds of the sale in
a manner approved by the Federal Aviation Administration with the goal
of accommodating the former users of Mason County Airport. It is
anticipated that the former users of Mason County Airport will be able
to take advantage of Jackson County Airport's superior facilities and
aeronautical services, compared to Mason County Airport, including
Jackson County Airport's full-length parallel taxiway, fuel services,
flight instruction, and a newly built terminal. The West Virginia
Department of Transportation's Division of Multimodal Transportation
Systems has indicated that it supports the proposed release and
closure.
Issued in Beckley, West Virgina.
Matthew DiGiulian,
Manager, Beckley Airports Field Office.
[FR Doc. 2025-23097 Filed 12-16-25; 8:45 am]
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