Milton airfield undergoes millions in upgrades

The small Milton, Fla., airport plans to increase from 115 to 128 hangars around the 3,701-foot runway. Ten more hangars are also planned to be constructed in the future. The nearly $1.2 million project is the latest major improvement to the public general aviation airport owned by Santa Rosa County. The airfield has received about

Arkansas airports to share millions in grants

The U.S. Department of Transportation has awarded 52 grants totaling nearly $42 million to Arkansas airports to repair runways and taxiways, install runway lighting and perform other improvements. The largest grant, $6.8 million, went to Texarkana Regional Airport to construct a taxiway to serve a new $13 million terminal under construction. The state’s largest airport,

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,