b'56 SEZ FUELING FACTS&FIGURESSedona Airport Increases Project: New Fuel Farm Fuel Capacity BY MIKE SCHWANZLocation: Sedona (AZ) AirportAnnual Operations: 33,000Project Scope: Two 15,000-gallon tanks for JetLeaders at Sedona Airport (SEZ)clients, Rose chronicles. We also have 89 A fuel; one 12,000-gallon tank for aviation fuel; onein Arizona knew they were on thehangars rented to clients. As we continued 500-gallon tank for diesel fuel & gasoline clock to build a new fuel farm. Theto grow, the fuel demand increased as well.Cost: $4.8 million decades-old facility at SEZ had a hard timeThat put the airport in a tough situation. Environmental Assessment: 2017 (approved bykeeping up with customer demand. And,There was a delicate balancing act to make FAA in late 2018/early 2019) even worse, the fuel tanks themselves weresure we had enough fuel for everyone, Environmental Consultant: Coffman rapidly deteriorating. A long-term solutionRose explains. Three or four large aircraft Primary Project Consultant/Constructionwas needed in the near term.alone could drain 70% of what we had in Manager: Dibble Our old fuel farmour tanks. For instance, last year we sold Planning/Design Subcontractor,was 35 years old, and1,000, 3,000 and 2,000 gallons in three Construction Support: Argus was showing signs ofconsecutive days. That was 7,000 gallons, Construction: Aug. 2022-June 2023 old age and rust, saysor 70% of our total supply. And that doesnt General Contractor: KEARAirport Manager Edinclude the daily fuel needs of the smaller Rose. Our two tanksplanes that land here. That was often at Concrete: Fields Customer Concrete, Masonry &were listing badly. Theleast another 1,000 gallons.Excavationleft tank was movingED ROSE It also was hard to accurately estimate Pipe Welding Services: Woodys Metalcraft14 inches outward, Fuel System Equipment Supplier: Jet Fuelfuel needs, since SEZ doesnt have regularly and the right tank was moving 13 inchesscheduled service. And that only added to Specialists outward as well. This put tremendous stress Instrumentation System Integrator: JFS the stress.on the plumbing.Electrical Contractors: Rural Electric; SpectraEventually, Rose solicited help from Electrical Services Traffic growth at the general aviationDibble, the airports current engineering airfield added to the problem. We haveconsulting firm. After hearing the airports Key Benefits: Modernized above-grounda diverse client base, including individual infrastructure; increased fuel storage capacity;needs and working with engineers from added protection for equipment; code compliance &operators, the military, forest service,Argus, Dibble recommended that the airport enhanced safety measures; updated, simplified passivehelicopters for scenic tours, and corporatebuild a new $4 million fuel facility with two containment system; remote monitoring January | February 2024AirportImprovement.com'