
“The reason this (augmentation) is so large … is because we issued a lot of debt,” she said. The revisions do not impact the city’s ending fund balance – Sheri Russell, CFO, said that the city planned for contingencies. In the same meeting, the Board of Supervisors also augmented the city’s fiscal year 2021-22 budget by nearly $45 million. The runway extension is hinging on the same funding source for the terminal building.

Over the next five years, the airport hopes to rehabilitate its pavement, extend the runway, and construct a building to hold snow removal equipment. Mark Amodei in pursuing funding for a new terminal.


Supervisor Stan Jones, who is a member of the Airport Authority, added that Carson City has the support of Sen. The most immediate plans for airport improvements include installing approach lighting that improves safety for pilots landing at night.
