WASHINGTON, D.C. – The FAA is planning on closing 100 air traffic control towers at airports with fewer than 150,000 flight operations per year, ceasing tower service after midnight at another 60…
Category: Airports
Thunderbird Aviation In The Twin Cities Metro – Minnesota’s Newest FBO
by Dave Weiman When you invest $2 million in a business during an economic downturn, you have to know your market, know your business, and believe in yourself and your…
Wildcat In Kenosha
KENOSHA, WIS. – On December 7, 2012, A&T Recovery brought a Grumman FM-2 Wildcat up from the bottom of Lake Michigan, 45 miles from Waukegan Harbor, Illinois. The aircraft crashed…
Flying For The Money
by Karen Workman Sure, I’ll put together a poker run.” That is what I said to my pilot friends three years ago, at a fall meeting of the Minnesota Ninety…
When The “RAF” Doesn’t Mean The Royal Air Force!
by Jim Bildilli The 81st annual meeting of the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) was held in Salt Lake City, Utah, and there was one presentation that especially…
New Technology Helps Airports Combat Wildlife Hazards
by Steven Apfelbaum Airports present an inviting island of habitat in the landscape. Wildlife, particularly birds, are attracted to airports, and the local landscape often has bird attractants, such as…
St. Cloud Scores Airline Service
ST. CLOUD, MINN. – William Towle, airport manager at St. Cloud Regional Airport, has announced that airline service is resuming. Allegiant Airlines will fly twice weekly between St. Cloud and…
A Mark of Safety
by Jeffery Taylor Aviation Consultant WisDOT Bureau of Aeronautics They are extremely important, yet get very little attention. “They” are airport runway markings. The Wisconsin Bureau of Aeronautics ensures the…
Tailwind Flight Center Gains FAA Part 141 Private Pilot Training Approval
APPLETON, WIS. – Tailwind Flight Center has completed the challenging application and approval process, and is now certified to offer an FAA-approved Part 141 Private Pilot Training Program. The FAA-approved…
Airport Improvements On Door County Peninsula
DOOR COUNTY, WIS. – The spirit is strong on the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin with a new commission chairman of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (3D2), support from the Village of Ephraim…
Airport Improvements On Door County Peninsula
DOOR COUNTY, WIS. – The spirit is strong on the Door County Peninsula in Wisconsin with a new commission chairman of Ephraim-Gibraltar Airport (3D2), support from the Village of Ephraim…
WWII Veteran Donates Airport To Recreational Aviation Foundation For Future Generations
OSHKOSH, WIS. – The importance of privately-owned airports was brought to public attention, July 25, 2012 at EAA’s Brown Arch on Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, during EAA AirVenture,…
Nation’s First Net Zero Energy Flight Terminal Breaks Ground At Outagamie County Regional Airport… Building To Be Completed Before EAA AirVenture 2013
APPLETON, WIS. – Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) broke ground in August 2012 for a new, state-of-the-art, 8,000 square foot general aviation terminal, called Platinum Flight Center. The terminal will…
Wings Over Waukesha Airshow
WAUKESHA, WIS. – Kurt Stanich, assistant manager at Waukesha County Airport, was chairman of the “Wings Over Waukesha Airshow,” held August 25-26, 2012 at Waukesha County Airport (Crites Field). Wings…
Rice Lake – A Return Visit
by Dave Weiman RICE LAKE, WIS. – If you were to get stranded, Rice Lake, Wisconsin would be a pretty nice place to be. I know from experience. It was…