John Stivers
Board Chairman
Term expires 12/31/26
K24 · GOVERNANCE
The Russell County Airport Board.
Russell County Airport is a public asset, governed by a volunteer board of local citizens and kept flying by a dedicated maintenance team. The board meets the first Tuesday of every month at 5:00 PM at the airport.
THE BOARD
Who runs the field.
Board members serve staggered terms. Reach any member through the airport office, or send a message and we'll route it to the right person.
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Scott Turner
Board Member
Term expires 12/31/27
Tim Wilson
Board Member
Term expires 12/31/27
David Flanagan
Board Member
Term expires 12/31/25
Chad Gosser
Board Member
Term expires 12/31/26
Clete McAninch
Board Member
Term expires 12/31/26
* Some members are filling out the remainder of a term. Board terms and membership are set by the Russell County Airport Board; contact the airport office to confirm current appointments.
PUBLIC MEETINGS
First Tuesday, 5:00 PM.
The Russell County Airport Board meets on the first Tuesday of every month at 5:00 PM at the airport. Meetings are how the field gets built — fuel, hangars, runway upkeep, and the grants that keep K24 growing. Questions for the board are welcome through the airport office.
1st Tue monthly
5:00 PM start
At the airport
FUNDING & ECONOMIC IMPACT
Built with grants, not tax dollars.
Russell County Airport is developed almost entirely through competitive federal and state aviation grants — paid for by aviation users through the federal Airport & Airway Trust Fund (aviation fuel and airline-ticket taxes), not local property taxes. The FAA funds 90–95% of eligible projects at general-aviation fields like ours; the 2021 taxiway extension here was funded 100% federally. For the county, it's outside investment that pays the community back.
$1.2MAnnual economic output
$419,800Personal income supported
7Jobs supported
$54,400State & local tax revenue / yr
Economic impact per the 2022 Kentucky Airport Economic Impact Study (KY Dept. of Aviation): $1,249,439 output · 7 jobs · $419,803 payroll. Also serving ~32,000 residents within 30 minutes of the field.
$5.9Min federal aviation grants invested at K24 since 2007
From runway and taxiway work to new hangars, that investment keeps the field modern and growing — at no cost to the county's general fund.
- 2025Hangar construction$660,883
- 2025Hangar construction$444,000
- 2024Hangar expansion$88,801
- 2021Taxiway extension$2,515,072
- 2020Airfield improvements$273,390
- 2018Airport master plan$122,878
- 2015Airfield improvements$646,764
- 2007Airfield improvements$593,374
- 2007–25Plus additional improvement & planning grants≈ $5.9M total
Grant history: U.S. DOT / FAA Airport Improvement Program awards to the Russell County Airport Board, usaspending.gov (16 awards since 2007; net ≈ $5.9M). The FAA covers 90–95% of eligible costs. Additional grants likely predate the federal database's 2007 window.
A strategic county asset.
Alongside the airport board, the Russell County Industrial Development Authority promotes K24 as core infrastructure for Russell County — 2.5 miles from the Lake Cumberland Regional Industrial Complex and minutes from Jamestown and Russell Springs.