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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

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Written by Nick | August 27, 2019

New construction underway at Fla. airport

A $13 million project to add and reshape a long-term parking lot is part of the latest phase of work at Florida’s St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport. This is the latest development in the state’s $580 million Gateway Expressway project to improve traffic and relieve congestion in the area.

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Written by Nick | August 27, 2019

Fla. airport building new airport traffic control tower

Florida’s Lee County Port Authority is building a new airport traffic control tower and terminal radar approach control facility at Southwest Florida International Airport. The project will cost about $80 million.

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Written by Nick | August 27, 2019

Federal grant triples airport budget compared to 2018

The North Platte Airport Authority board Monday night unanimously adopted a 2019-20 budget that nearly tripled from last year due to a multimillion-dollar federal grant. Next year’s $9.28 million airport budget — including just over $7 million in projects funded by federal Airport Improvement Program grants — will be 182.1% higher than the spending plan

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Written by Nick | August 27, 2019

Aeronautics Commission OKs about a $2.3 million grant to Jones Riverside Airport

The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission recently awarded roughly a $2.3 million grant to Jones Riverside Airport to rehabilitate its secondary runway. The money was among several grants awarded by the OAC through its five-year Airport Construction Program (ACP), including over $2 million in federal grants.

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Written by Nick | August 27, 2019

Northwest Arkansas airport renovations in the works

Enplanements and revenue are at all-time highs at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport at Highfill, so directors broadly agreed last week to go ahead with as many capital projects as they can over the next decade. “We’ve essentially got direction now for 10 years’ worth of capital spending, potentially $200 million worth,” said Aaron Burkes, CEO

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Written by Nick | August 23, 2019

Airports love money from passengers. They hate taxing locals

Though the base amount of the PFC has not been increased, the flying public based on enplanements has grown 400 percent from 1976 to 2016. Simply stated, the PFC income has increased far greater than inflation. At the same time that the number of passengers was growing, the number of take off and landings were

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