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Category: Airports
Civic Symphony of Green Bay returns for its Fourth Annual Orchestra at the Airport
by Noor Saade and Mindy Popke There’s something special about music carried through open air, shared, unbounded, and shaped by the moment in which it’s heard. On June 27, 2026,…
Iowa DOT Aviation Director McClung Announces Retirement
Tim McClung has announced his upcoming retirement as Aviation Director for the Iowa DOT, concluding a career spanning more than 30 years in aviation. During his tenure, McClung advanced aviation…
AT OUR AIRPORTS – Wausau Renovates Terminal Building After 74 Years!
It has long been Wausau, Wisconsin’s desire to renovate its terminal building at Wausau Downtown Airport (KAUW), which was originally built in 1952 to serve Wisconsin Central Airlines and the…
Lakeland Airport: By the Numbers
SUN ’n FUN Aerospace Expo, April 14-19 brings aviation to life each year in Lakeland, Florida, with thrilling airshows, aircraft displays, education forums, and hands-on experiences for pilots and aviation…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: 69th Wisconsin Aviation Conference Filled With Facts, Figures & Fun For Airport Managers & Operators
The 69th Wisconsin Aviation Conference (WAC) was held October 20-22 at the La Crosse Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin, along the beautiful Mississippi River. The conference is sponsored by the…
Navigating Political Skies: Advancing Airport Development through Influence
By Tom Schauer, Senior Aviation Advisor, Mead & Hunt Improvement projects at airports share some common characteristics with navigating aircraft—the outlook may be uncertain, visibility can be poor, or the…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: NATA Statement On ASTM Approval of Swift Fuels’ 100R Unleaded Avgas Production Specification
Washington, DC, September 4, 2025 – NATA (the National Air Transportation Association) congratulates Swift Fuels on its announcement of approval of an ASTM International production specification for Swift Fuels’ 100R unleaded…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: KCAC Aviation Expands With New Hangar
Olathe, Kansas – August 27, 2025 – KCAC Aviation has built a new 30,000-square-foot maintenance hangar at Johnson County Executive Airport (KOJC). This new facility doubles KCAC’s service capacity, allowing…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Metropolitan Airports Commission Chair Rick King Announces Departure
MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN – The Chair of the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC), Rick King, has announced his decision to retire from the commission that oversees the operation of the Minneapolis-St….
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Grantsburg, Wisconsin Airport Trial Update
SIREN, WIS. – As announced in the June 2025 issue of Midwest Flyer Monthly, (https://midwestflyer.com/grantsburg-airports-future-still-in-limbo/), the trial scheduled for May 5, 2025, at the Burnett County Courthouse in Siren, Wis., to determine…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Aviation and Hollywood: The sister inventions that carried us into the modern age
The Brodhead, Wisconsin airport (C37), may not be in any way connected to Hollywood, California, but the whole reason I’m here at the Kelch Aviation Museum, working with airplanes and…
AT OUR AIRPORTS: Morey Airplane Company Celebrates 100th Anniversary
MIDDLETON, WIS. – The oldest fixed base operator and flight school in Wisconsin still in business today, Morey Airplane Company, located at Middleton Municipal Airport – Morey Field in Middleton,…
AT OUR AIRPORTS – Historic Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome Trusts Minnesota Door Manufacturer To Help Protect Aircraft From The Golden Age of Aviation
HECTOR, Minn. – A visit to the old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Red Hook, N.Y., on a summer weekend will take one back in time, to the founding decades of aviation,…
AT OUR AIRPORTS – Minnesota Aviation Businesses of the Month
The board of directors of the Minnesota Aviation Trades Association (MATA) would like to recognize the following members: Solverson Aviation LLC: https://www.solversonaviation.com/ St. Cloud Aviation: https://www.stcloudaviation.com St. Paul Flight Center:…