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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.

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Written by Nick | August 28, 2019

Mont. airport officials finalizing design, budget for new terminal

Officials are getting closer to finalizing the design for a new multi-million dollar terminal a Montana’s Missoula International Airport. The terminal will feature a “Montana modern” design with wood, patterned glass and steel, and is expected to cost about $72 million. The airport received $9.2 million in federal airport improvement grants this year to support

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Written by Nick | August 28, 2019

$1.3 million hangar unveiled at Gary Airport

The Gary/Chicago International Airport unveiled a new hanger this month. The nearly 25,000 square foot, $1.3 million East Corporate Hangar is Gary’s newest facility enhancement since 2015, when the airport completed the airport runway expansion from 7,000 to 8,859 feet. “Build it and they will come,” said Tim Fesko, Chairman, Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority. “This

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Written by Nick | August 28, 2019

$5.75 million bond approved for Atlantic City airport hangar

Atlantic County freeholders passed an ordinance Tuesday to back $5.75 million in bonds to build a hangar at Atlantic City International Airport, potentially bringing 125 jobs in aviation maintenance and repair to the area. Airport officials welcomed the action, citing a 2015 county report that identified the aviation sector as the most promising industry for