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Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Property Release at the Mobile Regional Airport Mobile, Alabama

The FAA is considering a request from the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) to waive the requirement that 0.4034<plus-minus> acres of airport property located in the northern area ...

Department of Transportation
Federal Aviation Administration

AGENCY:

Federal Aviation Administration, DOT.

ACTION:

Notice of intent to rule on land release request.

SUMMARY:

The FAA is considering a request from the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) to waive the requirement that 0.4034± acres of airport property located in the northern area of the Mobile Regional Airport and along the northeast corner of Foster Road and Tanner Williams Road in Mobile, Alabama, be used for aeronautical purposes.

DATES:

Comments must be received on or before October 13, 2026.

ADDRESSES:

Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in triplicate to the FAA to the following address: Jackson Airports District Office, Attn: Brian Hendry, Community Planner, Jackson Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, Flowood, MS 39232.

In addition, one copy of any comments submitted to the FAA must be mailed or delivered to Mobile Airport Authority, Attn: Mr. Don Shepley, Business Development Manager, Post Office Box 88004, Mobile, AL 36608.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Brian Hendry, Community Planner, Jackson Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, Flowood, MS 39232, (769) 268-6979. The land release request may be reviewed in person at this same location.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

The FAA is reviewing a request by the Mobile Airport Authority to release approximately 0.4034± acres of airport property at Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. 47153(c). The FAA determined that the request to release property at Mobile Regional Airport (MOB) submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation Administration and the release of the property does not and will not impact future aviation needs at the airport. The FAA may approve the request, in whole or in part, no sooner than thirty days after the publication of this notice. The property will be purchased by the County of Mobile which is purchasing the land for a roadway widening project at the northeast corner of the intersection of Foster Road and Tanner Williams Road. The property is located north of the main airport property and due north of Runway 18 end. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i), the airport will receive fair market value for the property, and the net proceeds from the sale of this property will be used for maintenance and improvements at the Mobile Regional Airport (MOB).

Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office listed above under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT .

In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request, notice and other documents germane to the request in person at the Mobile Airport Authority (MAA).

Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on September 8, 2023.

William Schuller,

Acting Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, Southern Region.

[FR Doc. 2026-18566 Filed 9-10-26; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4910-13-P

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91 FR 57955

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“Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on Property Release at the Mobile Regional Airport Mobile, Alabama,” thefederalregister.org (September 11, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-18566/notice-of-opportunity-for-public-comment-on-property-release-at-the-mobile-regional-airport-mobile-alabama.