Tax revenue is generated on maintenance work performed on-site, as well as taxes paid on aviation fuel sold.This combined with hangar and tie down rent,when properly collected, generates enough revenue annually to cover the operating expenses of the airport. Unlike most professions, all aspiring airline pilots start out training in the same style of planes that are available for rent from the FBO
at Lawrence County Airport. A person with no experience whatsoever could come to this airport, take lessons from the certified instructors, and acquire all the ratings necessary to become a commercial pilot. This airport provides small and large business owners the flexibility to get into and out of Lawrence County with ease. This is an important point to note, considering the airports close proximity to The Point Industrial Park. This airport sets across the highway from an established shopping plaza that has struggled to maintain tenants. It is also less than 3 miles from two more shopping plaza/strip malls that also see high numbers of vacancies. This airport is an established piece of vital infrastructure that needs to be maintained in order for Lawrence County to compete with other locales in the future attracting business small and large.
