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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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Federal funds to Sarasota-Bradenton airport increased to $9.1M

Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport is getting $9.1 million in funding this year from the Federal Aviation Administration. The federal agency announced in June that the airport would receive $8.7 million in Airport Improvement Program funding, but according to FAA documents, that total has been upped to $9.1 million.
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Memphis International Airport starts construction on new concourse

Memphis International Airport is undergoing a major construction project. Construction crews are widening the Concourse B area as the airport prepares to consolidate the three available concourses. Glen Thomas, marketing director for Memphis International Airport, tells FOX13 the new concourse is supposed to make it easier for travelers. Construction on the concourse is on schedule.
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Elmira-Corning Regional Airport enters final phase of renovation

The Elmira Corning Regional Airport finished up most of their $60 million project. However, there is still one last piece that will make the project officially complete, which is the parking lot. In exactly seven days, the Elmira Corning Regional Airport will finish up the last phase of their renovation project.
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Yeager Airport rebuilds runway safety area after 2015 landslide

Four years of passionate perseverance, determination and hard work paid off on July 19, when Yeager Airport (CRW) finished the $25 million reconstruction of its runway safety area. Completing the project was an important milestone as the West Virginia airport continues to recover after a massive airfield landside that occurred on March 12, 2015. The
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Auburn awards $2.8 million contract for airport runway extension

City officials expect that construction at Auburn Regional Airport, which will also realize a new underground storm water detention facility at the airport’s south end, should start in April 2020 and wrap by July 2020. The City received notice of a $2.8 million federal construction grant award on Sept. 27.
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Side with travelers not airports

Airports across America are thriving. More than $30 million is being spent to upgrade the Eastern Iowa Airport terminal, a major project for both the airport and Cedar Rapids. The airport is expanding its cargo operation with the help of an $8.8 million federal grant. Increasing passenger fare charge is unwarranted. Iowans cannot afford higher
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Nashville International Airport breaks records while under construction

Nashville International Airport is breaking records all while under construction for their BNA Vision. Currently a new garage is under construction, a new concourse is under construction, and many more projects are either underway or in the planning stages. All of this is going on while Nashville’s popularity remains at an all-time high, so the
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