Progress

January 2006: Launch "Fly Grand" marketing program Fly Grand was designed to promote the Airport and South Grand Lake “Business and Leisure”. The Fly Grand Promotion "takes off" at the Tulsa Boat Show January 30 - February 5th. Many of the Grand Lake Vendors will display the poster and flyer. 3,000 posters will be distributed as an insert in the Grand Lake Chronicle Boat Show issue. The material will be displayed around Grand Lake during the year in publications and various business locations. Contact us if you would like to participate in spreading the good news. Click on the Fly Grand Brochure for more information.

February 1, 2006: Shuttle Service Announced Art and June Box, owners of Pine Lodge, will provide a shuttle service to and from the airport to locations around the South Grand Lake Area. Art is a former corporate pilot and can be reached at :(918) 782-1400 or pinelodge@neok.com

February 16, 2006: South Grand Lake Area Chamber of Commerce donates $10,000 to the Airport for Economic Development of the area at the February Membership Meeting. Chamber Directors on hand from left to right are: Pat Hopper, Larry Herrelson, Brent Howard, Tami Bailey, Bob Sullivan, Tiffany McKibben, Mark Deckard, and Art Box.


February 16, 2006: Victor Bird, Director of the Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission delivered an informative and inspiring talk on "Air Evangelism" to the South Grand Lake Area Chamber.

April 1, 2006: New fence installed around 15 acres purchased for improvements.

North East corner looking West	South West Corner looking East

April 7, 2006: Ribbon Cutting Celebrating Ground Breaking for 5000' runway.

Happy Faces: OAC, Legislatures, Donors, Airport Authority, South Grand Chamber, and Supporters.


Authority Members on hand (left to right) Brian Ruth; SGLMA Authority Chairman Brent Howard; Oklahoma Aeronautics Commissioner Victor Bird; Authority Members Bob Sullivan, John Ballard and Dan LeGrant. Authority Members not pictured; Carl Clay, ARt Couch, Jeff Ducato and Frank Sommer.	Gary Watkins (right) flew in to join the Celebration. Gary was the 1st of eight to select a lot to build a hanger.

W.N. Couch Construction Allen Couch; Airport Authority Brent Howard; OAC Commissioner Victor Bird; OAC Airport Engineer Vivek Khanna; 2nd row, BIG Cat.

May 2006: Exciting milestone at South Grand Lake Airport



May 13,2006: The World Class Shrimp Boil at Ugly’s Bar & Grill exceeded our high expectations. Beautiful Weather, Sumptuous Food, and Good Friends to share it all. Over 130 people turned out to participate and enjoy the Airport Benefit. One 10 K pledge was made, two $ 1,000 donations were received, and the admissions, t-shirt sales and raffle collectively brought in over $ 3,000. Kathy Davis won the Airplane Guided Tour of the Lake Raffle.

Fixing’s	World Class Shrimp		J P Scherer & Ugly John


Robyn & Bill Bodin	Art & June Box. Brian & Sue Ruth		Chow Time


Brent Howard, Airport Chairman	Brent & Kathy Davis, Raffle Winner		Kevin Easley, GRDA CEO


Vic Bird, OAC Director	Ron Mains & Bob Sullivan		Dee Ann Easley, Ugly John, Kevin Easley

August 25, 2006: Finalizing The Runway Base
They say the difference between men and boys is the size of their toys. Well I am here to tell you the size of the toys building the new runway are humongous. Dirt Haulers that will hold an Excursion, Dozers as tall as your house, Water Trucks that will fill a small pond, and a Huge Rototiller that will grind anything from concrete to fly ash 12" in to the ground in an 8' path. The runway base will be complete in a week or so, ready for rock and then asphalt. Some of the following pictures show mixing fly ash in the soil. Fly ash is a by product of burning coal and when mixed into the ground it increases the strength of the soil 6 times for stronger weight support







Aerial 8-24-2006		Aerial 10-5-06

Oct. 8, 2006 - Rock Base for Runway and taxi ways in place. Asphalt soon.

Oct. 10, 2006 - Survey about Airport. Please help us provide the best facilities possible at your airport. click here



Aerial 8-24-2006		Aerial 12-13-2006


December 15, 2006 Fuel / Parking Ramp and Hangar Taxi Lanes underway



The airport is a story in progress, not a tale told. To complete the vision of a jet capable regional airport we have more chapters to write. If you are interested in being a part of the story with your support please contact us. info@southgrandlakeairport.com