Montauk Airport, which features a 3,200-foot landing strip, one small hangar and an office, is up for sale for $18 million. The airport is located on 37 acres at the far eastern tip of Long Island, about 120 miles from midtown Manhattan. According to a story in the New York Daily News, the airport has […]
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Family weekend of fun at DPA
WEST CHICAGO — Living history graced the skies above the DuPage Airport during Community Days weekend, as “FIFI,” the only airworthy Boeing B-29 Superfortress soared overhead. The two-day celebration, which took place Saturday, Aug. 11 and Sunday, Aug. 12, drew a crowd of about 5,000 composed of families, veterans, and aviation enthusiasts of all ages. […]
Corporate hangar at DAY to be auctioned
Higgenbotham Auctioneers International (HAI) will offer at auction a corporate hangar at Dayton International Airport (DAY) at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 6. The auction will be held onsite at 3550 Hangar Drive, Vandalia, Ohio 45377. Previously used for a major corporation’s flight operations, the hangar is suitable for all corporate-sized aircraft and features office space […]
Washington state launches study on airport pavement
OLYMPIA, Wash. – A new study is evaluating the current condition and preservation needs of Washington’s airport pavements. The 2012 Washington Airport Pavement Management Study will examine pavements at 95 public-use airports to determine their current condition and reduce future repair costs. The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) invests in aviation infrastructure improvements — […]
New name for SLN
Salina Municipal Airport (SLN) in Kansas, has been renamed Salina Regional Airport “to reflect the airport’s growing influence on business and commerce in North Central Kansas,” airport officials said. “The Federal Aviation Administration encourages airport owners to use new categories of airport designations that fit appropriate business and activity profiles to help guide future system […]
Cannibalism: A cautionary tale
You can consider this post to be a cautionary tale, told in advance of things getting really, truly ugly. I hope you’ll read it carefully, take it seriously, and take it as the motivational tool it is intended to be. When I was a teenager I had a small flock of chickens. After a year […]
Avey Field no longer under state management
LAURIER, Wash. – Formerly a state-managed airport, Avey Field (69S) in northeast Washington will now be managed by its private owners, Howard and Elaine Slagle. The airport will remain open to the public. The Washington State Department of Transportation aviation division manages 16 airports across the state. With the loss of Avey, WSDOT will explore […]
Flying coast to coast in a homebuilt
By TOM JONES Many people dream of making the trip of a lifetime, but few make the dream a reality. Not so for Albert and Sharon Gardner, a Yuma, Ariz., couple who flew coast to coast in their RV-10. Last summer, the couple flew nearly 12,000 miles, landing in 100 cities in 37 states. The […]
Airport (and a dream) for sale in Illinois
It all started when a Midwestern farmer plowed up his corn to pursue a dream. People came. But there was still a cold, hard world out there, and eventually the dream fell into jeopardy. Now, Galt Field is up for sale for $2.9 million, not bad considering it comes with a renovated farm house, 19 […]