Atmore Municipal Airport Lands Grant for $594,000 Jet Fuel Storage Facility

Atmore Municipal Airport is getting a modern fuel storage system, backed by state and federal dollars. The Atmore City Council has adopted a resolution accepting an Airport Improvement Program grant — a 50-50 funding match between the State of Alabama through the Alabama Department of Transportation and the Federal Aviation Administration — to build a new fuel storage facility at the airport in fiscal year 2027.

What the Project Includes

The total project cost is $594,000 and covers:

• A prefabricated, double-walled Jet A fuel system with 10,000 gallons of capacity
• All electrical work associated with the fuel system
• A spill prevention control and countermeasure (SPCC) plan

The double-walled design meets current environmental standards for aviation fuel storage, and the added capacity addresses one of the most common complaints about small general aviation airports: unreliable or outdated fuel availability for visiting aircraft. A dependable Jet A supply is expected to make the airport more attractive to business aviation, air-ambulance flights and transient pilots traveling along the Gulf Coast corridor.

Also at Monday’s Meeting

In other business, the council approved appointments to the Care Path Behavioral Health Board, which serves Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties and meets the fourth Monday of each month at Care Path’s Monroeville office. Atmore was asked to name three members to six-year terms; Sandra Gray, Marlo Young and Rachel Chambers were appointed.

The council also reappointed Sydney McGhee to the Atmore Public Library board.

The airport grant is the latest in a series of improvement projects at the city-owned airfield, which continues to position itself as a gateway for business and industrial development in northern Escambia County.