Manhattan Regional Airport is a vital community asset and key economic driver of the Flint Hills Region. The City of Manhattan will continue to secure funding to ensure Manhattan Regional Airport’s critical infrastructure and equipment needs are accomplished. In the near term, reconstruction of the primary runway is not only essential for maintaining current operations, but imperative to increasing passenger demand and growing service. In the long term, The airport should look for creative ways to grow airport revenues and gain efficiencies while maintaining a high level of service and federal compliance.