NEW HAMPSHIRE – Laconia Municipal Airport Manager Diane Cooper-Terrill was recently elected president of the Granite State Airport Management Association (GSAMA), becoming the first woman to serve in that office. A long-time member of GSAMA, she has previously served as both secretary and treasurer of that organization. GSAMA is an organization of aviation professionals committed […]
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HZR wins award for solar taxiway lighting
BATON ROUGE, La. – False River Regional Airport (HZR) recently received the 2012 Illuminating Engineering Society/Aviation Lighting Committee Award for Excellence for its solar-powered airfield lighting. The award was presented to the owners of the airport — the False River Airpark Commission, the City of New Roads, and Pointe Coupee Parish — in addition to […]
IWS adds AWOS
Belfort Instrument Co. has installed its AWOS AV with Ceilometer at the West Houston Airport (IWS), Houston, Texas. The FAA designated reliever airport has some 400 based aircraft, and 130,000 annual operations. The Automated Weather Observation System provides pilots with Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Wind Gusts, Temperature, Humidity, Dewpoint, Altimeter Setting, Density Altitude, Visibility, Cloud […]
Rock Airport of Pittsburgh to be auctioned off
Rock Airport of Pittsburgh (9G1), an industrial airport and airpark in Pennsylvania, is scheduled for public auction in the spring. And while a bid of $6 million has been made for the property, which is now in bankruptcy, airport officials hope to inspire additional bidders to ante up more money. According to an airport spokesman, […]
Is this an airport?
According to the US Department of Transportation, the US and its territories have more than 19,000 airport, heliports, seaplane bases, and other landing facilities. That’s a lot of aviation. Or at least it’s a lot of potential aviation. Yet, there is a snag in that whopper of a figure we GA enthusiasts should take note […]
Time warp
By DAVID NIXON Many of us in aviation today are guilty of the sin of “the way it used to be-itis.” I’m a second-generation general aviation pilot who spent many a Saturday and Sunday out at the airport in the 1970s with my folks and their friends. The airport was a busy place on weekends […]
GA fuels activity at SPI
General aviation (GA) drives business activity at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI) in Springfield, Ill., and airport officials say they will continue to invest in infrastructure to ensure the facility remains an important economic driver in the city. According to a report at NBAA.org, general aviation accounts for 87% of overall traffic at SPI.
Construction begins on new hangar at ILN
WILMINGTON, Ohio — Airborne Maintenance and Engineering Services, Inc. (AMES) and the Clinton County Port Authority report they have completed the necessary arrangements to proceed with the financing and construction of a new hangar facility at the Wilmington Air Park (ILN). Construction of the facility is scheduled to begin in January and will take approximately […]
Runway reconstruction alters flight activity at TUL
TULSA, Oklahoma – Reconstruction activity on the airport’s primary runway resumes on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. The $19.9 million project is the third phase in a multi-phased effort to completely reconstruct the airport’s 9,999-foot runway. Airport staff has worked closely with ATKINS (design team), Interstate Highway Construction, Inc. (contractor), and airport tenants to ensure minimal […]