83 FR 12840 - Notice of Intent of Waiver With Respect to Land; Fort Wayne International Airport, Fort Wayne, IN

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Federal Aviation Administration

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 57 (March 23, 2018)

The FAA is considering a proposal to change 70 acres of airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use of airport property located at Fort Wayne International, Fort Wayne, IN. The aforementioned land is not needed for aeronautical use. Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) proposes to release approximately 70 acres of land located on the northwest corner of existing airport property. The land is located to the southwest of the intersection of Smith Road and the Airport Expressway. The land to be released is comprised of Tract 5 and Tract 6 as described in the survey. The land is owned by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority (FWACAA). The property was originally purchased for the purpose of economic development and to enable the Authority to ensure airport compatible development. The Sponsor is proposing to release and ultimately sell or lease these parcels per local zoning regulations. The proposed future use of the land will be for compatible commercial or industrial developments. The sale of these parcels would allow the Sponsor to further financially support airfield improvement projects. Of the tracts proposed for release, none were acquired with FAA Funding.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 57 (Friday, March 23, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 12840-12841]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-05888]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration


Notice of Intent of Waiver With Respect to Land; Fort Wayne 
International Airport, Fort Wayne, IN

AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The FAA is considering a proposal to change 70 acres of 
airport land from aeronautical use to non-aeronautical use of airport 
property located at Fort Wayne International, Fort Wayne, IN. The 
aforementioned land is not needed for aeronautical use.
    Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) proposes to release 
approximately 70 acres of land located on the northwest corner of 
existing airport property. The land is located to the southwest of the 
intersection of Smith Road and the Airport Expressway. The land to be 
released is comprised of Tract 5 and Tract 6 as described in the 
survey. The land is owned by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport 
Authority (FWACAA). The property was originally purchased for the 
purpose of economic development and to enable the Authority to ensure 
airport compatible development. The Sponsor is proposing to release and 
ultimately sell or lease these parcels per local zoning regulations. 
The proposed future use of the land will be for compatible commercial 
or industrial developments. The sale of these parcels would allow the 
Sponsor to further financially support airfield improvement projects. 
Of the tracts proposed for release, none were acquired with FAA 
Funding.

DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Documents are available for review by appointment at the FAA 
Chicago Airports District Office, Rob Esquivel, Chicago Airports 
District Office, 2300 East Devon Avenue, Des Plaines, IL 60018, 
Telephone: (847) 294-7340/Fax: (847) 294-7046 and Fort Wayne Allen 
County Airport Authority, 3801 W. Ferguson Rd., Ste. 209, Fort Wayne, 
IN 46809, Telephone: (260) 446-3428.
    Written comments on the Sponsor's request must be delivered or 
mailed to: Rob Esquivel, Program Manager, Federal Aviation 
Administration, Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East Devon, Ste. 
312, Des Plaines, IL 60018, Telephone: (847) 294-7340/Fax: (847) 294-
7046.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rob Esquivel, Program Manager, Federal 
Aviation Administration, Chicago Airports District Office, 2300 East 
Devon, Ste. 312, Des Plaines, IL 60018, Telephone: (847) 294-7340/Fax: 
(847) 294-7046.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In accordance with section 47107(h) of Title 
49, United States Code, this notice is required to be published in the 
Federal Register 30 days before modifying the land-use assurance that 
requires the property to be used for an aeronautical purpose.
    The land is owned by the Fort Wayne-Allen County Airport Authority 
(FWACAA). The property was originally purchased for the purpose of 
economic development and to enable the Authority to ensure airport 
compatible development. The Sponsor is proposing to release and 
ultimately sell or lease these parcels per local zoning regulations. 
The proposed future use of the land will be for compatible commercial 
or industrial developments.
    The disposition of proceeds from the sale of the airport property 
will be in accordance with FAA's Policy and Procedures Concerning the 
Use of Airport Revenue, published in the Federal Register on February 
16, 1999 (64 FR 7696).
    This notice announces that the FAA is considering the release of 
the subject airport property at the Fort Wayne International Airport, 
Fort Wayne, IN from federal land covenants, subject to a reservation 
for continuing right of flight as well as restrictions on the released 
property as required in FAA Order 5190.6B section 22.16. Approval does 
not constitute a commitment by the FAA to financially assist in the 
disposal of the subject airport property nor a determination of 
eligibility for grant-in-aid funding from the FAA.

Legal Description: Tract 5--66.008 Acres

    Part of the Fractional Northeast Quarter and Southeast Quarter of 
Section 6, Township 29 North, Range 12 East of the Second Principal 
Meridian, Pleasant Township in Allen County, Indiana, more particularly 
described as follows:
    Commencing at a \5/8\'' steel bar marking the Northwest corner of 
said Northeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 47 minutes 23 seconds 
East (GPS Grid bearing and basis of bearings to follow), a distance of 
1,929.38 feet along the West line of said Northeast Quarter to a \5/
8\'' steel rebar with a ``Miller Firm #0095'' identification cap set on 
the South right-of-way line of Airport Expressway, said point being the 
POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described tract; thence North 88 
degrees 37 minutes 26 seconds East, a distance of 178.59 feet along 
said right-of-way line; thence South 89 degrees 33 minutes 41 seconds 
East, a distance of 180.08 feet along said right-of-way line; thence 
Northeasterly along a on tangent curve, concave to the Northwest, 
having a radius of 1,747.02 feet, a central angle of 26 degrees 15 
minutes 00 seconds, and a chord of 793.41 feet bearing North 69 degrees 
35 minutes 07 seconds East to a \5/8\'' steel rebar with a ``Miller 
Firm #0095'' identification cap set on the Southwesterly right-of-way 
line of Smith Road; thence South 52 degrees 12 minutes 02 seconds East, 
a distance of 68.61 feet along said right-of-way line; thence South 43 
degrees 27 minutes 45 seconds East, a distance of 460.00 feet (deed); 
thence South 42 degrees 38 minutes 39 seconds East, a distance of 
350.04 feet (deed) along said right-of-way line; thence South 45 
degrees 32 minutes 42 seconds East, a distance of 550.36 feet (deed) 
along said right-of-way line; thence South 43 degrees 27 minutes 45 
seconds East, a distance of 392.14 feet (deed) along said right-of-way 
line; thence South 35 degrees 45 minutes 29 seconds East, a distance of 
116.60 feet (deed) along said right-of-way line to a point, said point 
being referenced by a \1/2\'' steel rebar found 0.24 feet East; thence 
South 88 degrees 46 minutes 59 seconds West, a distance of 517.79 feet 
to a \1/2\'' steel rebar; thence South 00 degrees 53 minutes 54 seconds 
East, a distance of 289.82 feet to a \1/2\'' steel rebar found on the 
South line of the North Half of said Southeast Quarter; thence South 88 
degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds West, a distance of 1,907.86 feet along 
said South line to a \5/8\'' steel rebar with a ``Miller Film #0095'' 
identification cap set on the West line of said Southeast Quarter; 
thence North 00 degrees 47 minutes 23 seconds West, a distance of 
1,311.74 feet along said West line to a stone found at the center of 
said Section 6; thence North 00 degrees 47 minutes 23 seconds West, a 
distance of 147.52 feet along the West line of said Northeast Quarter 
to the Point of Beginning. Containing 66.008 Acres, more or less. 
Subject to easements of record.

Legal Description: Tract 6--3.997 Acres

    Part of the Southeast Quarter of Section 6, Township 29 North, 
Range 12 East of the Second Principal Meridian, Pleasant Township in 
Allen County, Indiana, more particularly described as follows:
    Commencing at a \5/8\'' steel bar marking the Northwest corner of 
said Northeast Quarter; thence South 00 degrees 47 minutes 23 seconds 
East (GPS Grid bearing and basis of bearings

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to follow), a distance of 3,388.65 feet along the West line of the 
Northeast Quarter of said Section 6 and along the West line of said 
Southeast Quarter to a \5/8\'' steel rebar with a ``Miller Firm #0095'' 
identification cap set on the South line of the North Half of said 
Southeast Quarter; thence North 88 degrees 48 minutes 05 seconds East, 
a distance of 1,907.86 feet along said South line to a \1/2\'' steel 
rebar set at the POINT OF BEGINNING of the herein described tract; 
thence North 00 degrees 53 minutes 54 seconds West, a distance of 
289.82 feet to a \1/2\'' steel rebar; thence North 88 degrees 46 
minutes 59 seconds East, a distance of 517.79 feet to a point on the 
Southwesterly right-of-way line of Smith Road, said point being 
referenced by a \1/2\'' steel rebar found 0.24 feed East; thence South 
35 degrees 45 minutes 29 seconds East, a distance of 77.34 feet (deed) 
along said right-of-way line; thence South 28 degrees 02 minutes 01 
seconds East, a distance of 187.36 feet (deed) along said right-of-way 
line; thence South 14 degrees 30 minutes 02 seconds East, a distance of 
60.74 feet along said right-of-way line to a \1/2\' steel rebar found 
on the South line of the North Half of said Southeast Quarter; thence 
South 88 degrees 47 minutes 52 seconds West, a distance of 661.74 feet 
along said South line to the Point of Beginning. Containing 3.997 
Acres, more or less. Subject to easements of record.

    Issued in Des Plaines, IL, on March 15, 2018.
Deb Bartell,
Manager, Chicago Airports District Office, FAA, Great Lakes Region.
[FR Doc. 2018-05888 Filed 3-22-18; 8:45 am]
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