Airport Property Release Request - Hesler Noble Airfield Laurel MS
Summary
The FAA is seeking public comment on a land release request from the Laurel Airport Authority to release approximately 5.46 acres of airport property at Hesler Noble Airfield (LUL) in Laurel, Mississippi. The property would be sold to NES Laurel LLC at fair market value under 49 U.S.C. 47153(c). Net proceeds from the sale will be used for maintenance and improvements at Hesler Noble Airfield.
What changed
The FAA is reviewing a request to release approximately 5.46 acres of airport property at Hesler Noble Airfield from aeronautical use requirements under 49 U.S.C. 47153(c). The property located on the northeast quadrant adjacent to Interstate 59 is currently leased to NES Laurel LLC, which will purchase the property at fair market value. The FAA may approve the request no sooner than 30 days after publication of this notice.
Airport operators and aviation authorities should monitor this proceeding as similar land release requests could affect airport property management practices. Small regional airports considering non-aeronautical development of excess property may look to this precedent for guidance on meeting procedural requirements under federal aviation regulations.
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ACTION:
Notice of intent to rule on land release request.
SUMMARY:
The FAA is considering a request from the Laurel Airport Authority to waive the requirement that 5.46 ± acres of airport property
located at the Hesler Noble Airfield in Laurel, Mississippi, be used for aeronautical purposes.
DATES:
Comments must be received on or before May 18, 2026.
ADDRESSES:
Comments on this notice may be mailed or delivered in triplicate to the FAA to the following address: Jackson Airports District
Office Attn: Willie Davidson, Community Planner, Jackson Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, Flowood,
MS 39232.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Willie Davidson, Community Planner, Jackson Airports District Office, 10 Canebrake Blvd., Suite 100, Flowood, MS 39232 (769)
268.6969. The land release request may be reviewed in person at this same location.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The FAA is reviewing a request by the Laurel Airport Authority to release approximately 5.46± acres of airport property at
Hesler Noble Airfield (LUL) under the provisions of Title 49, U.S.C. 47153(c). The FAA determined that the request to release
property at Hesler Noble Airfield (LUL) submitted by the Sponsor meets the procedural requirements of the Federal Aviation
Administration and the release of the property does not and will not impact future aviation needs at the airport. The FAA
may approve the request, in whole or in part, no sooner than thirty days after the publication of this notice. The property
will be purchased by NES Laurel, LLC, that is currently leasing the property. The property is located on the northeast quadrant
of the airport property adjacent to Interstate 59. In accordance with 49 U.S.C. 47107(c)(2)(B)(i), the airport will receive
fair market value for the property, and the net proceeds from the sale of this property will be used for maintenance and improvements
at the Hesler Noble Airfield (LUL).
Any person may inspect the request in person at the FAA office listed above under
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
.
In addition, any person may, upon request, inspect the request, notice and other documents germane to the request in person
at Hesler Noble Airfield (LUL). Issued in Jackson, Mississippi on April 14, 2026.
William Schuller, Acting Manager, Jackson Airports District Office, Southern Region. [FR Doc. 2026-07426 Filed 4-15-26; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4910-13-P
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