88R22775 TBO-D
By: Slawson H.R. No. 1100
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Granbury Regional Airport has received the 2023 Most
Improved Airport award from the Texas Department of Transportation
Aviation Division; and
WHEREAS, Known as the "Friendliest Little Airport in Texas,"
Granbury Regional Airport is a city-owned facility located near the
central business district of Granbury; it previously had the
shortest runway among similar airports in the area, which limited
its ability to accommodate increasing rates of tourism to the
community; to help solve this problem, the airport secured
approximately $32 million in funding from TxDOT and the City of
Granbury and broke ground on a major project to add a longer runway;
and
WHEREAS, The undertaking involved land acquisition,
transmission line relocation, and an environmental assessment,
among other extensive planning efforts; after three phases of
construction, the project was officially completed in November
2022, and the airport today features a runway spanning 5,200 feet in
length and 75 feet in width, as well as a full-length parallel
taxiway, a terminal apron spanning 8,000 square yards, LED runway
edge lighting, precision approach path indicators, and an airfield
electrical vault; in addition, the former runway was converted to a
taxiway; and
WHEREAS, Granbury Regional Airport plays an important role in
the transportation system of the Dallas-Fort Worth area, and this
award is a fitting acknowledgment of the facility's most recent
accomplishments; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Granbury Regional Airport on
receiving the 2023 Most Improved Airport award from the Texas
Department of Transportation Aviation Division and extend to all
those associated with the facility sincere best wishes for the
future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for the airport as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.