Airport feasibility study ($150,000)
Summary
The council hired Garver to study whether a small general aviation airport would pencil out economically — explicitly not a second Tulsa International. Any actual airport would be 10 to 20 years away, if ever.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 20, 2026.
Impact analysis
The consultant agreement cost wasn't stated in the discussion; the study itself is the city's investment so far.
Corporate aviation users and the local economy could benefit if the study finds a viable case.
No one yet — it's only a study, though residents near any future site would bear the impacts.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Broken Arrow City Council OK’s airport feasibility study
By John Dobberstein, Editor An aviation consultant has been given the green light by the Broken Arrow City Council to proceed with a study to determine if building a general […]
Broken Arrow City Council - Oct 20, 2026
The council hired Garver to study whether a small general aviation airport would pencil out economically — explicitly not a second Tulsa International. Any actual airport would be 10 to 20 years away, if ever.
Broken Arrow City Council - Aug 18, 2026
A resident demanded to know who decided to spend $150,000 studying whether Broken Arrow needs a municipal airport — he polled Nextdoor and got about 500 'no' votes. The city manager defended it as long-range planning prompted by years of inquiries from business leaders and pilots.
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