PORT LAVACA, Texas — Calhoun County Airport (PKV) has just about wrapped up the 5th Annual Calhoun Air Center Aviation Art Contest. Students from Calhoun County submitted over 275 entries this year. Now, airport officials are asking the public to vote to find the winners. “Each year we can’t wait to see what the students come […]
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Washington aviation associations host Airport Funding Day
Aviation advocates gathered in Olympia, Wash., on Jan. 28 to participate in the second annual Airport Funding Day. The Washington State Community Airports Association and Washington Airport Management Association hosted the event to increase awareness for legislators, legislative staff, committee staff and the governor’s staff about the funding needs at the state’s 134 public airports. […]
Rich joins Stantec
Aviation engineer David Rich has joined the aviation team of design firm Stantec. A civil engineer by training now based in Stantec’s Boston office, Rich has spent the last 13-plus years focused on airport and airfield projects at a variety of commercial service and general aviation airports throughout the New England region. Rich’s experience includes […]
NextGen at Snoopy’s Airport
The FAA has posted several NextGen Performance Snapshots, including one about Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport in California that agency officials thought our readers would find interesting. So, what do the names Woodstock, Lucy and Pigpen bring to mind? For pilots flying into STS, those are the waypoints that guide them along the NextGen approach to runway 32. The airport, named for […]
Washington state asks for input on aviation system plan update
Pilots and others in aviation are being encouraged to comment on the upcoming Washington Aviation System Plan update. Last updated in 2009, the plan is a statewide strategy to maintain and improve Washington’s air transportation system to meet current and future needs, according to officials. The Washington State Department of Transportation’s Aviation Division anticipates starting the […]
Polar Vortex impacts general aviation
You would have had to be living in an ice cave to miss all the media hype about the unusual cold weather gripping the United States in the first week of January. The weather phenomenon known as the “Polar Vortex” provided great fodder for dramatic images of frozen and barren highways, giving the impression that […]
Grant County Regional Airport launches new website
JOHN DAY, Oregon — The Grant County Regional Airport (GCD) has launched its new logo and website. The website’s development and approval by the GCRA Commission will be used as an additional communication channel to convey information about the facility, promote its use and further market Grant County, airport officials said. GCRA Commission President Ron […]
Contract awarded for site work at MYR
Beaufort Engineering Services (BES) was recently awarded a contract for Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR), the second busiest airport in the state. Awarded by Horry County Department of Airports (HCDA), the contract is comprised of site work associated with the construction of new hangars, design and construction of T-hangars and large storage hangars, and up-fits/expansions/renovations […]
Resolution endorses protection measures for BVS
BURLINGTON, Wash. — Skagit Regional Airport’s future seems reassured with a new resolution from the Port of Skagit Board of Commissioners reaffirming the port’s commitment to maintaining the airport as “a safe and vital element of Skagit County’s transportation infrastructure.” Specifically, the commissioners endorsed airport protection measures, expressed continued support for an urban growth area […]