MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
Airports
Department
Budget Presentation
JUNE 2, 2025
Airports Department
FY 2026 Total Budget2
Category FY 2023 Actuals FY 2024 Actuals FY 2025
Amended FY 2026 Proposed
Personnel $ 10,887,383 $ 11,886,346 $ 16,823,000 $ 17,250,100 Non-Personnel 8,646,176 8,427,211 10,940,900 11,547,600 Interdepartmental 4,808,174 5,258,024 5,587,200 5,301,100 Operating Sub Total $ 24,341,733 $ 25,571,581 $ 33,351,100 $ 34,098,800 Debt Service 6,329,940 5,868,504 5,996,700 9,559,500
Capital 109,854,597 11,690,322 88,512,500 81,324,900
Total $ 140,526,270 $ 43,130,407 $ 127,860,300 $ 124,983,200 JUNE 2, 2025 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
Airports Department
FY 2026 Budgeted Positions3
Category FY 2024
Adopted
FY 2025
Adopted
FY 2025
Amended
FY 2026
Changes
FY 2026
Proposed
Sworn 19.95 21.70 21.70 0.50 22.20
Civilian 120.20 124.45 124.45 2.75 127.20
Total 140.15 140.15 146.15 3.25 149.40
1) 5 positions added in FY25 at 0.75 FTE and 4 positions added in FY25 at 0.5 FTE are made whole at 1.00 FTE in FY26
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Airports Department
Operational Impacts4
Notes:
1. Contracted increase for parking
services
2. Estimated increase for all utilities
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Description 2026
Proposed
1) Standard Parking
Contract Increase
$ 181,200
2) Utilities Increase $ 427,800
Airports Department
Federal & State Grants5
Description 2026
Proposed
1) Federal – FAT Terminal/FIS Expansion:
• AIP - Passenger Boarding Bridge (PBB) $ 2,000,000
• BIL ATP - Terminal/FIS Project $ 13,100,000
• BIL AIG – Terminal/FIS Project $ 18,000,000
2) Federal - FAT Runway 11L/29R Reconstruction
• Congressional Earmark- Runway 11L/29R
Reconstruction
$ 4,400,000
• BIL AIG – Runway 11L/29R Reconstruction $ 6,000,000
• AIP – Runway 11L/29R Reconstruction $ 12,300,000
3) Federal – East Terminal Project Expansion
• Congressional Earmark – East Terminal Project $ 1,466,279 4) Federal – FCH Runway/Taxiway Rehab
• AIP – Chandler Runway/Taxiway Rehab $ 589,000
• BIL AIG – Chandler Runway/Taxiway Rehab $ 1,471,000
Notes:
1. FAT - Terminal/FIS
Expansion $33,100,000 Grant
funded currently under
construction
2. FAT - Runway 11L/29R
Reconstruction $22,700,000
Grant funded currently in Design
3. FAT – East Terminal Project
Expansion $1,466,279 Grant
Funded currently in planning
4. FCH – Runway/Taxiway Rehab
$2,060,000 Grant funded
currently in planning & Design
JUNE 2, 2025 MAYOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2026
Airports Department
Program & Project Highlights6
Notes:
1. FAT Forward Terminal Construction Total Cost $146
Million. The remaining costs are budgeted at $8.5
million in FY2026 Budget. The new security
checkpoint opened on April 23, 2025. Sources:
Grants, PFC’s & Airport Match
2. Runway 11L/29R project design is almost complete
and proceeding with construction bids. Sources:
Grants & Airport Match
3. Air Control Tower is in the Environmental & Design
phase. Sources: Grants & Airport match
4. East Terminal Project is in the initial planning &
Environmental phase. Sources: Grants & Airport
Match
5. Chandler Taxiway/Runway Reconstruction is in the
planning & Design phase. Sources: Grants & Airport
Match
Description 2026
Proposed
1) FAT Forward Terminal
Expansion – Construction
$ 8,500,000
2) FAT Runway 11L/29R
Design & Reconstruction
$ 22,000,000
3) FAT Air Traffic Control
Tower (ATCT) Design &
Replacement
$ 18,000,000
4) FAT East Terminal Project
Environmental & Design
$ 5,000,000
5) FCH Taxiway/Runway
Reconstruction
$ 2,000,000
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Airports Department
Community Outreach Highlights7
1. Annual Airport Job Fair
2. Partnership with Ericson Elementary
3. Partnership with Edison Bethune
Elementary
4. City of Fresno Internship Program
5. Reedley College Tiger Job Fair
6. College of Sequoias Spring Job Fair
7. Pitman High School’s Career Day
8. Grizzlies Partnership
9. Fresno Area Hispanic Foundation
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10. Beautify Fresno Neighborhood
Clean-Up
11. Fresno Airport District Christmas in
July
12. Clovis Fest
13. FUSD Aviation Academy Partnership
14. Airport Public Art Partnership with
FAC
Garage Installation
Terminal Expansion Program
8 Questions
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