Archives: Airports

Celebration Marks Completion of New $5.4 Million Ground Engine Run-Up Area & Compass Calibration Pad at St. Louis Downtown Airport

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILL. – A ribbon cutting ceremony, August 16, 2023, celebrated the official opening of St. Louis Downtown Airport’s new ground engine run-up area and compass calibration pad project. … Continue reading →

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Alexandria, Minnesota Airport (KAXN) Redesignated A Regional Facility

Posted on September 26, 2023 by mwflyer

by James M. (Jim) Conn AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue ALEXANDRIA, MINN. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has redesignated Alexandria Municipal Airport (KAXN) as a regional airport based on the … Continue reading →

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Bids For Fixed Base Operator Butler Field Hutchinson Municipal Airport

Posted on August 21, 2023 by mwflyer

PUBLICATION NO. 8516 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS                                                                                                  Hutchinson, Minnesota                                                                           The City Council of the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota, will receive proposals by email, Attn: Mike Stifter, Director of Public Works, mstifter@hutchinsonmn.gov, until 4:00 pm on Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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Gulfstream Invests Additional $28.5 Million To Expand At St. Louis Downtown Airport

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Gulfstream has announced a further expansion of operations at its completions facility at St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) in Cahokia, Illinois. Coming on the heels of last year’s expansion at the … Continue reading →

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New $6M Solar Array Project at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport® To Save As Much As $350,000 Annually In Energy Costs

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois, held a ribbon cutting June 26, 2023, to celebrate the operational start-up of its $6 million installation of a solar arrays … Continue reading →

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And the winner is…. Todd Niles & His RANS S6S Coyote II

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Winning this year’s “Flour Bombing Contest,” June 3, 2023, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC), was Todd Niles of Somers, Wisconsin, flying his homebuilt aircraft, a 2018 … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee’s Flour Bombing Contest… Precision Flying Is What It’s All About!

Posted on July 28, 2023 by mwflyer

by Dave Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Experienced and inexperienced pilots alike participated in this year’s “Flour Bombing Contest,” June 3, 2023, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport (KMWC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In fact, flight … Continue reading →

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Crews Extend Floodwall At St. Paul Downtown Airport

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) temporarily ceased aircraft operations April 11, 2023, at St. Paul Downtown Airport (STP) while crews installed flood control measures due to rising … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Airports & FBOs Encourage Minnesota Transportation Conference Committee To Use General Funds & Not The Airport Fund For AWOS

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue ST. PAUL, MINN. – Members of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) and Minnesota Council of Airports reached out to members of the Minnesota Transportation Conference Committee concerning certain aspects of … Continue reading →

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Up North At The Minnesota Airports Conference

Posted on May 26, 2023 by mwflyer

Article by Dave Weiman Photos by Peggy Weiman Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine June/July 2023 Digital Issue The 2023 Minnesota Airports Conference was held April 26-28 at the Arrowwood Resort and Conference Center in Alexandria, Minnesota. The conference was sponsored … Continue reading →

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