The Port of Skagit in Burlington, Wash., has awarded a contract for a major maintenance and standards project on the main runway at Skagit Regional Airport (BVS) to Scarsella Bros. Inc. of Seattle. The contractor’s winning bid for construction of the Runway 10-28 Crown Conversion and Longitudinal Gradient Adjustment was $8,562,798.25. That makes the project […]
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Kid’s Day at Calhoun County Airport
Calhoun County Airport (PKV) in Port Lavaca, Texas, recently hosted its annual Kid’s Aviation Day. More than 315 students from Travis Middle School and Seadrift School visited the FBO ready to learn about the aerospace community and differences between various planes. “The kids were exposed to so many benefits that airports offer — from emergency […]
FAA study: GA airports a national asset
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nearly 50 years ago I wrote a magazine article titled “Airports are for people who DON’T fly.” The FAA’s recently released 18-month study of GA airports has information documenting that claim, which people who don’t fly should know. The study tells of the many different functions at these airports that advance the […]
Aviation = $40 billion for Nevada
MINDEN, Nev. — Governor Brian Sandoval has proclaimed June 2012 as Aviation Appreciation Month in Nevada. A recent Airports Council International-North America report states Nevada airports generate an economic output of $40.5 billion and more than 314,000 jobs with an annual payroll in excess of $11.8 billion.
Bombing in Valkaria
Valkaria Airport (X59) lies on the eastern coast of Florida, south of the much larger Melbourne International, and north of Vero Beach Municipal, the home of Piper Aircraft. The non-towered, sleepy airport at Valkaria has no self-esteem problem, however. They’re small and casual and friendly and they like it that way. Social and civic organizations […]
BIA gets grant to upgrade general aviation area
Work will soon begin on a $4.9 million renovation of the general aviation area at Bangor International Airport (BIA). According to a report in the Bangor Daily News, the work is expected to be complete by October, weather permitting. The $4,913,126 grant will be used to renovate the general aviation apron .
Traffic quadruples at DPA during NATO
Traffic at DuPage Airport (DPA) in Chicago quadrupled May 21 as a result of Temporary Flight Restrictions over the city of Chicago during the NATO conference. Officials at the general aviation facility said the of traffic “far exceeded” their expectations. “It speaks well for the airport that we were able to handle it without delays, […]
For the love of pilots
In my experience, airports fall into two categories. There are those that are all business, a sterile environment where pilots and passengers pass through for a time, leaving none of themselves or their experiences behind. These are efficient patches of asphalt that are necessary in modern times, and it is not the function or responsibility […]
Construction begins at GMU park
Phase 1 of construction has started at the Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) in South Carolina for a park, with a fund-raising party slated for Thursday, May 24. The grading is projected to be completed Wednesday. Next will be the irrigation, grassing and base work for the “runways” and exercise “taxiway,” airport officials report.