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control tower. A large variety of companies that provide aviation services choose Meacham as a base of
operations.

Spinks became a part of the system in 1988 when the Oak Grove Airport was acquired from a private operator,
Maurice Hunter "Pappy" Spinks, a renowned aerobatic competitor/promoter and aviation manufacturer. Spinks
has two runways, a precision instrument approach, and an FAA contract control tower. A variety of companies
that provide aviation services have chosen Spinks as a base of operations.

Alliance, constructed in 1989, is one component of a master-planned mixed-use community known as Alliance
Texas developed by Hillwood. The airport serves as an inland logistics port with air, rail, and trucking. Alliance has
two runways, precision instrument approaches, and a 24-hour FAA control tower. The infrastructure and grounds
at Alliance are maintained by Alliance Air Management through a management agreement with the City of Fort
Worth.

FY2022 DISCUSSION

The leasing and development of facilities at all three of the City of Fort Worth-owned airports have increased
significantly since FY2017 as evidenced by the addition of 48 new leases; currently, the Aviation Department has
282 leases and 145 tenants. For FY2021, eleven (11) new hangars are under construction at Spinks Airport, with
twelve (12) more expected within the next twenty-four months. Between Meacham and Spinks airports there are
fifteen (15) tracts of land available for development. In addition, the recently assumed management of the FedEx
lease at Alliance Airport will require significant capital investment made to the facility during the lease term which
will require approval and oversight by the Real Property Management Division.

The FY2022 AP increases by one Administrative Assistant position for the Real Property Management Division of
Aviation and will assist with lease compliance, tenant insurance confirmation, maintenance obligations, billing
inquiries and accuracy, monitoring accounts receivables, late fee collections, records management, tenant
violation notices, hangar inspections, etc.

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