I'm afraid you don't quite get the picture, Jim.

Actually, most "small" country airports are county owned and operated, but
your premise of municipal vehicles fueling up is still legitimate. Whether
you call them police cars or sheriff cruisers isn't the point.

What IS the point is that the airport (for it's own self-preservation) is
usually located a few miles from town. To tell every cop car, road grader,
utility vehicle that they are going to have to go out to the airport to fuel
isn't feasible.

Nor is it feasible to have civilians (airplane owners) go to a municipal
fuel farm in town and fill up tanks or jugs. First of all, municipalities
like counties aren't set up to sell anything to the general public, fuel
included. You'd have to generate such a hodge-podge of checks and balances
(yes, the treasurer is a real witch when it comes to accountability of
funds) that any savings on fuel just went down the dumper.

COuld we do it by patch and mend? Possibly. Would it pay for itself? Not
unless the mogas sold for approximately what avgas is selling for.

Jim


"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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MoGas could be used in gasoline powered vehicles and
equipment on the airport, to use the 8,000 gallons in a
reasonable time. Since many airports are city operated,
police cars and such could also use the fuel farm at the
airport.