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Written by Nick | October 16, 2019

Santa Teresa Airport trying to boost cargo flights with improvements

A $9 million improvement plan begins next week at a Southern New Mexico airport where officials want to expand the capability to land cargo planes. “The whole price tag is $25 million. Every time we get a new piece of money like the $9 million, we get closer to our ultimate goal of having full-blown

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Written by Nick | October 16, 2019

Ottumwa Airport Nearing End to Runway Construction

All summer long, the runway at Ottumwa Regional Airport has been undergoing construction. Now, the $6.5 million project appears to be nearing an end. “We’ll be able to land larger corporate jets; and what’s great about the project is that the FAA paid for about 90% of the project, the other ten is city. So,

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Written by Nick | October 15, 2019

Charlotte Douglas kicks off $600M expansion expected to last more than 5 years

Charlotte Douglas International Airport will soon break ground on a $600 million expansion and renovation of its terminal lobby. The lobby will extend over the old curbside dropoff and pickup road into the new road. The project is expected to last more than five years because the airport has to complete construction while remaining open

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Written by Nick | October 15, 2019

FAA grants will improve airports across Minnesota

Fourteen greater Minnesota airports are receiving just over $26 million dollars in federal funding for improvements. “Of the 133 public airports in the state about 70-percent of them receive federal funding. 100 percent of those 133 receive funding from the state. So all of these federal projects also had state participation,” said Cassandra Isackson, MnDOT’s

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Written by Nick | October 15, 2019

Colorado Springs $1.2M terminal remodel on track to open next spring

There’s a silver lining to the fire that damaged all three floors at the Colorado Springs Airport in April 2018, Aviation Director Greg Phillips said Monday, and it’s shining through now. For pennies on the dollar, Phillips said, the airport will be redone. Work on a third phase of construction began late last month and

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Written by Nick | October 15, 2019

Robots move bags around new $324 million MIA luggage system, speeding up screening

New automated porters are part of a $324 million remake of Miami International Airport’s baggage system designed to move baggage handling three times father than before. The new system debuts this month. TSA provided a $101.2 million grant, the largest grant the federal agency has awarded in seven years. Florida Department of Transportation contributed $13

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Written by Nick | October 15, 2019

Marion Airport runway expansion underway

The Marion Airport in Iowa is getting a $1.7 million upgrade to widen the runway from 23 feet to 60 feet to meet the standards of a basic service airport by the Department of Transportation. The city received a grant from the Iowa Department of Transportation for $424,000. The rest of the cost will be

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Written by Nick | October 11, 2019

Falls Int’l Builds New Terminal to Welcome International Passengers

After 10 years in the making, the city of International Falls, MN, recently debuted a fully rebuilt $15 million airport terminal to greet passengers travelling through the small community on the U.S./Canada border. Falls International Airport (INL) now includes a new U.S. Customs and Border Patrol area, TSA screening lane, National Weather Service office and

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Written by Nick | October 11, 2019

Vicksburg Municipal Airport planning large airport expansion

City officials are expected to begin negotiations with a Nashville, Tenn.-based engineering firm to prepare plans for improving the Vicksburg Municipal Airport, including a runway expansion to about 6,500 feet. The airport expansion is expected to be part of a multimodal system centered around a proposed new port for Vicksburg or the possible expansion of

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