“Success breeds success,” says Georgetown Country Airport Manager Jim Taylor said, pointing out that the airport is on a winning streak of attracting new businesses to the 680-acre former World War II military training base located between Myrtle Beach and Charleston in South Carolina.
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Tips for an aviator’s visit to a coastal South Carolina town
An aviator’s visit to Georgetown, South Carolina, properly begins in the air.
Picture of the Day: Evening landing at KUES
Don Muehlbauer submitted this photo and note: “After a long summer of hazy weather, Aug. 31 2023, brought a beautiful clear evening. Note the sheen on the cowling of the RV-12 and the Approach lights on Runway 10 at Waukesha County Airport (KUES) in Wisconsin. I am a CFI, so a student, just about ready to solo, was flying the plane.”
Work paused on remote control tower at KFNL
According to officials with the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Division of Aeronautics, “airspace at FNL will continue to be controlled via the mobile air traffic control tower.”
New terminal in the works at KMLC
The $2.7 million terminal at McAlester Regional Airport (KMLC) in Oklahoma is being built on the site of the former terminal.
Spooky weather for Trick or Treat at the Scairport
Thanks to corporate hangar owner, Marcia Forcey, for saving the day.
Picture of the Day: Airstrip ahead
Diana Layton submitted this photo and note: “Ready to land at Grant County Airport in West Virginia, in the Civil Air Patrol glider.”
New hangar project takes off at KAEG
The inability to get a hangar at Double Eagle II Airport (KAEG) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, led to the creation of a new company: High Flying Hangars, which will bring the first new commercial development to the airport in more than 25 years.
It’s not my airport, unless it is
When is the best time to start an airport preservation and promotion project? 20 years ago. When’s the next best time? Today.