by " Feb 9, 2006 at 12:59 PM


The point: Direct tax subsidies (the AIP capital grants or the $150K
operating subsidy) go to GA airports, because the airports revenues
don't
cover expenses.

Wrong.

AIP grant money does not go into an airport's operating budget to cover
any shortfalls - it is earmarked for infrastructure improvements like
runways, taxiways, ramps or purchasing new equipment like plow trucks,
snowblowers etc.

King: I know that. That's why I refered to AIP CAPITAL (as opposed to
OPERATING) grants.