Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “A fire illuminates the evening at Grant County Airport (W99) in Petersburg, West Virginia, during a multi-pilot campout gathering. Pilots from North Carolina, West Virginia, and Maryland met at W99 for their annual catch up.
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Picture of the Day: Night landing
Bill Bennett submitted this photo and note: “Landing on Runway 18 at McKinney National Airport (KTKI) in Texas. Dark skies on our approach in our TB-20 Trinidad.”
New owner for KLAL FBO
Aero Centers has acquired the Sheltair FBO at Lakeland Linder International Airport (KLAL), adding it to the company’s existing FBO operations at the Florida airport.
Cars race planes at GA airport
A July 12, 2025, event at Springdale Municipal Airport (KASG) in Arkansas pitted high-performance airplanes against high-performance cars.
World War II aircraft murals spruce up S39
At Prineville Airport in Oregon, the hangar doors are no longer boring as they showcase the aircraft of World War II.
KRAS completes $5.7 million upgrade
Runway overrun and taxiway extension, enlarged parking, seal coat, and free ice cream await visitors.
New T-hangars in the works at KDLS
Reservations are now being taken for the 18 new T-hangars at Columbia Gorge Regional Airport (KDLS) in The Dalles, Oregon.
Avflight begins construction on new FBO at KDET
The multimillion-dollar project includes a 5,000-square-foot FBO terminal, a 20,000-square-foot heated hangar, and an attached 1,440-square-foot parking garage at Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport (KDET).
Appalachian airports prepare for electric aircraft
Researchers from Ohio University are assessing more than 200 airports in Appalachia to determine what they need to prepare for electric aircraft and Advance Air Mobility planes.