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Byline: Russell Max Simon
Sep. 12--SANTA FE, N.M. -- The Santa Fe Municipal Airport will likely lose $850,000 in federal grant money because the number of passengers who use the airport has sunk to its lowest level in years.
The airport also is in danger of losing its Federal Aviation Administration Class 3 status, which allows the airport to host commercial airline service, even as airport director Jim Montman is hoping to qualify the airport for Class 1 status.
That would allow regional commercial airlines such as America West and American Eagle to provide service to Denver and possibly Dallas or Phoenix, not to mention solve the low passenger load problem, Montman told the city's Public Utilities Committee on Monday.
"That's a huge concern, losing that grant money," Montman said, adding that he had "no doubt" that becoming certified as a Class 1 airport would resolve the problem.