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Written by Nick | September 4, 2019

Runway rebuild work begins at county airport

Construction started Tuesday on the replacement of Runway 422 at the Branch County Memorial Airport. The rehabilitation of the 3,500 foot runway is part of a project that will include the installation of taxiway lighting. The project’s estimated cost of $1,392,000 will be shared by federal, state and local units of government under a block

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Written by Nick | September 4, 2019

Big project coming to Eisenhower National Airport

A big construction project is coming to Eisenhower National Airport in Wichita. The pavement of the airport’s two parallel runways will be repaired and replaced, along with updating the aging electrical system. Thanks to changes in the earth’s magnetic field, all three of the airport’s runways will be re-designated. 90% of the cost will be

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Written by Nick | September 3, 2019

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport gets ready to add concourse

Airport officials are eyeing a second concourse to keep up with increasing customers and to entice more airlines and passengers. The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority board recently gave staff approval to find a design firm for the addition, which would add up to 94,000 square feet to the terminal. Estimated cost is $72 million

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Written by Nick | September 3, 2019

Charleston airport nearing completion of large solar array

A large solar project that will help power a parking building at Charleston’s Yeager Airport is nearing completion. Construction should be concluded on the 1,800-module project this week. The $4 million project is 90% funded by the Federal Aviation Administration and 10% funded by the state.

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Written by Nick | September 3, 2019

Federal grant helps with construction of new Falcon Field Airport taxiway exits

Construction is slated to begin this fall at the City of Mesa’s Falcon Field Airport on two acute angle taxiway exits that will allow pilots to exit the airport’s north runway more quickly and safely. The city has received more than $1.3 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for the project, which

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Written by Nick | August 30, 2019

Danville Regional Airport received $4.1M in state, federal grants for airport improvements

Money will be used for rehabilitation and expansion of the terminal apron (where airplanes park, load and unload), sealing cracks, remarking the primary runway and rehabilitating an additional taxi-lane section in the t-hangar area. In addition, the city will provide $282,664 in local funding for the projects.

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Written by Nick | August 30, 2019

Renovations to airport parking garage designed to boost customer safety

The city of Amarillo recently approved a contract for repairs and structural maintenance to the parking garage at the Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport. The project is expected to take seven months to complete. The city is taking steps to ensure no passengers are delayed by the work. The parking garage is made of precast

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Written by Nick | August 30, 2019

University Park Airport Receives Another Grant for Improvements

University Park Airport is one of 29 in Pennsylvania receiving PennDOT grants for infrastructure improvements. The airport in Benner Township will get $75,000 for joint sealing of its runway as part of $13.7 million in grant funding awarded statewide. It’s the second grant awarded this summer to University Park Airport. In July, the airport received

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Written by Nick | August 30, 2019

Massachusetts’s Beverly Airport received $1.9M in state, federal grants

The main runway at Beverly Regional Airport is about to get a $1.5 million paving job. State officials announced that the airport has been awarded $1.9 million in federal and state grants to rehabilitate its primary runway and also develop a new master plan.