Published in Midwest Flyer – April/May 2017 The Recreational Aviation Foundation (RAF) is preserving, creating, and maintaining recreational airstrips for now and the future through various projects throughout the U.S….
Category: Airports
Appleton International Airport Contributes $676 Million To Regional & State Economies
GREENVILLE, WIS. – Appleton International Airport contributes $676 million in economic output to regional and state economies, according to a report created by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Bureau of…
Fagen Fighters WWII Museum… A Flying Treasure Created By A Flying Family
by Jim Hanson Published by Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 I’ve been to most of the big and famous aviation museums in the United States, and elsewhere. I love visiting…
Ryk Dunkelberg Receives Prestigious Airport Noise Mitigation Award
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 Ryk Dunkelberg, Mead & Hunt’s Planning and Environmental National Practice Leader, accepted the 2016 “Randy Jones Award for Excellence in Airport Noise Mitigation,…
Hutchinson, Litchfield, Bolton & Menk Receive Asphalt Paving Awards
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 HUTCHINSON/LITCHFIELD, MINN. – The cities of Hutchinson and Litchfield, Minnesota, and the engineering firm of Bolton & Menk, Inc., have received awards from…
13,500 Tons In 8 Days… SEH Receives Award For St. Paul Downtown Airport Project
Published in Midwest Flyer – February/March 2017 ST. PAUL, MINN. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MNDOT) has presented SEH with a “Merit Award” for outstanding work at St. Paul…
Springfield, Ohio – Ramping Up For The Future
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 SPRINGFIELD, OHIO – The City of Springfield, Ohio, has contracted with Woolpert to provide a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Master Plan…
2016 Kansas Air Tour Focuses On Students
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 TOPEKA, KAN. – More than six hundred students from various elementary and middle schools from communities all across the state of Kansas…
More Than 1900 Turn Out For AOPA Great Lakes Regional Fly-In
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 BATTLE CREEK, MICH. – The AOPA Great Lakes Regional Fly-In held Sept. 16-17, 2016 at W. K. Kellogg Airport, Battle Creek, Mich.,…
Pan Am Clipper Pilot Turns 103
Published in Midwest Flyer – Dec 2016/Jan 2017 IOLA, WIS. – The Central County Flyers celebrated the 103rd birthday of one of their members – Paul Johns of Iola, Wisconsin…
Best Ways To Prevent Runway Incursions
by Zach Schabla Chief Pilot & Aviation Safety/Pilot Training Manager WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer – Oct/Nov 2016 Each year general aviation pilots account for the vast…
Illinois Congressman Hosts Roundtable On GA
PEORIA, ILL. – Illinois Congressman Darin LaHood hosted a General Aviation Roundtable, August 23, 2016, at Mount Hawley Auxiliary Airport in Peoria, Illinois, to bring together general aviation stakeholders and…
Metropolitan Airports Commission seeking input about Crystal Airport.
PUBLIC NOTICE DRAFT 2035 LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CRYSTAL AIRPORT Public Comment Period Open The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) has prepared a draft version of the 2035 Long-Term Comprehensive Plan (LTCP) for…
Solar Power Your Airport Safely Through Planning
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine – Aug/Sept 2016 We are fortunate to have many long sunny days throughout the spring-summer-early fall…
Register For The WisDOT Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar
Published in Midwest Flyer Each fall, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) Bureau of Aeronautics (BOA) holds a two-day Airport Operations & Land Use Seminar for the people responsible for…