by Harold Mester MILWAUKEE, WIS. – During training flights, instructors encourage pilots to pick a spot on the runway to use as an aiming point. This spot is generally at…
Category: Airports
Your Airport’s CIP
by Cassandra Isackson Director, Minnesota DOT Office of Aeronautics Do you know what your airport’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) is? What it does for your airport, your community, and you?…
Annual Airport Construction Update
by Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics 2014 Recap: In Wisconsin, we take a lot of pride in the condition of our airports. That’s why we completed more than 80…
Newly Appointed Director At Milwaukee Mitchell & Timmerman Airports Returns To Dayton
MILWAUKEE, WIS. – Terrence G. Slaybaugh, who was hired in February 2015 as Director of General Mitchell International and Lawrence J. Timmerman Airports, has resigned to return to his former…
Town Board Puts Heavy Restrictions On GA
WASHINGTON, DC – The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) was joined by the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association and the National Business Aviation Association in opposing the East Hampton, N.J….
Preventing Vehicle and Pedestrian Incidents at Airports
Hal Davis WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics You would think everyone has enough common sense not to sunbathe on a runway, and yet, I’ve heard it’s happened. There’s also no denying…
Terrence G. Slaybaugh, Airport Director Milwaukee County’s General Mitchell International & Timmerman Airports
Terrence (Terry) G. Slaybaugh leads the Airport Division of the Milwaukee County Department of Public Works as Airport Director of General Mitchell International and Lawrence J. Timmerman Airports. Mitchell International,…
Iowa Aviation Conference Goes Supersonic
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – The Iowa Aviation Conference will be held April 21-22, 2015 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel. Topics will include the annual meeting of the…
Chicago Rockford International Airport To Host Illinois Aviation Conference
ROCKFORD, ILL. – A major player in northern Illinois air transportation, Chicago Rockford International Airport (KRFD), is one of the host airports for the annual Illinois Aviation Conference to be…
Illinois Aviation Conference To Be Held In Rockford
ROCKFORD, ILL. – The Illinois Aviation Conference (IAC) – a collaborative effort of the Illinois Aviation Trades Association (IATA), Illinois Public Airports Association (IPAA), and the Illinois Division of Aeronautics…
St. Cloud Regional Airport, Waiting In The Wings
Each year, the Minnesota Council of Airports and the Minnesota Department of Transportation Office of Aeronautics sponsors the Minnesota Airports Conference in a different city in the state and the…
2015 Minnesota Airports Conference To Be Held In St. Cloud
The Minnesota Airports Conference will be held April 15–17, 2015 at the River’s Edge Convention Center in St. Cloud, Minn. The conference is sponsored by the Minnesota Council of Airports…
La Crosse Regional Airport To Host 60th Annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference
La Crosse, Wisconsin is the site for the 60th annual Wisconsin Aviation Conference, May 11-13, 2015 at the La Crosse Radisson Hotel, located along the mighty Mississippi River. Nestled in…
Illinois Airport Offers Incentives To Attract New Tenants
LAKE IN THE HILLS, ILL. – As a means to attract more tenants, Lake In The Hills Airport has a T-Hangar Incentive Program which rewards current airport tenants with a…
New Jet Air Hangar Spells Economic Development For Green Bay
GREEN BAY, WIS. – Jet Air-Signature Select held a grand opening October 21, 2014, for its new 36,000 square foot hangar at Austin Straubel International Airport in Green Bay. “We…