POWAY, Calif. — Airport tenants, local families, San Diego County Airports and Delkin Devices are once again partnering with the Marine Toys for Tots Foundation to bring the event back to Ramona Airport (RNM) for the seventh time. Toys for Tots collects new, unopened toys, which are distributed to children whose parents cannot afford to […]
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Hollingsworth Funds gives $25,000 grant for GMU park project
Hollingsworth Funds has given $25,000 to Greenville Downtown Airport (GMU) to assist in adding playground equipment and a picnic pavilion to the aviation-themed community park being developed at the South Carolina airport. “Hollingsworth Funds grants are made possible from a trust left by John D. Hollingsworth, Jr., who learned to fly at the Greenville Downtown […]
Everything changes
It doesn’t take long to realize that everything around us changes through the years. By the time we’re in high school we notice that friends have moved away even as new friends magically arrive in town. The familiar old drug store becomes a realtor’s office, then might be torn down to make way for a […]
New tenant at SEF
GulfCoast Supply, a metal roofing manufacturer and supplier in the state of Florida, has become the newest tenant at Sebring Regional Airport (SEF). The airport facility will be used for manufacturing and distribution of the company’s products, according to Mike Willingham, executive director of Sebring Airport Authority. Company officials note that, over time, up to […]
New airport opens in Texas
A new airport has opened in Texas: Liberty Hill Air Ranch (XS12), located just northwest of Austin. The airport began as a flight training facility back in the mid-1980s, according to officials with the Texas Aviation Association. In 2012, private funding launched Liberty Hill Ranch, a new airport in a gated community. It has a 10,000-square-foot […]
RFP for El Monte hangar space issued
American Airports Corporation has issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a 10-year Hangar Lease Agreement at El Monte Airport in El Monte, Calif. Proposals will be received until 3 p.m. PDT, Dec. 10, 2013, at American Airports Corporation, 2425 Olympic Blvd., Suite 650 East, Santa Monica, Calif.
Collin County Regional Airport renamed McKinney National Airport
McKINNEY, TEXAS — The McKinney City Council has approved changing the name of Collin County Regional Airport to McKinney National Airport. The decision follows the city’s purchase of the airport and the start of city operations as the airport’s FBO, McKinney Air Center. “The new name reflects the status of McKinney National Airport as one […]
Original Airway Tower erected at Gilliam-McConnell
While visiting a customer at the Norton Municipal Airport (KNRN) in Kansas in March 2012, I learned that the airport’s owner needed to dispose of their old beacon tower. Suspecting that it had historic value, I suggested they offer it for sale. I had my friend Roland Gilliam in mind, owner of the Gilliam-McConnell airport […]
City takes over operations at Collin County Regional Airport
McKINNEY, Texas — In a move designed to spur additional economic development, the city of McKinney has taken over operations at Collin County Regional Airport (TKI). The change includes a new city-operated FBO, McKinney Air Center, which will provide fuel and ground services for aircraft at the airport. “This represents a tremendous opportunity for the […]