The director of the Texarkana Regional Airport says its status as a commerical regional airport could be in danger.
Stephen Luebbert said in a Texarkana Gazette story published Monday that the airport faces a potential $88,000 shortfall.
Since the airport is owned by Texarkana, Arkansas, and Texarkana, Texas, each city would need to kick in money. The shortfall includes an expected $44,000 drop in federal money.
Lubbert compared it to being on life-support and being asked to give blood. He said he fears the Federal Aviation Administration will downgrade the Texarkana from a commercial regional airport to a general aviation airport and harm future business and industrial development.