Albert Whitted Airport rules and regional aviation future
Summary
The task force delivered its final report on future air mobility, and the council disbanded the group 7-1. A push to study alternatives by RFP failed for lack of a second.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 3
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed May 14, 2026.
Impact analysis
$9,600 FDOT grant accepted; master plan update funding not yet identified.
Policy clarity for how the city approaches emerging aviation; ratepayers avoid further task force costs.
Councilmember Figgs-Sanders argued for continued work via a failed alternatives-analysis motion.
Mentions & discussions (3)
City Council - May 14, 2026
New minimum standards resolve a flight school's concerns, and leaders are teasing advanced air mobility, a master plan update and even electric aircraft service between Albert Whitted and Tampa.
City Council - Feb 19, 2026
The task force delivered its final report on future air mobility, and the council disbanded the group 7-1. A push to study alternatives by RFP failed for lack of a second.
City Council - Jan 15, 2026
A city task force studying drone and advanced air mobility development got an extra month, to February 28, 2026, to finish its recommendations. Its eventual proposals could shape how drone aviation develops in St. Petersburg.
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