SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – The “spirit” of aviation, which is embodied in the passion of those who make general aviation their vocation, is alive and well with this year’s Illinois Aviation…
Category: Airports
Iowa Aviation Conference To Be Held In West Des Moines
WEST DES MOINES, IOWA – The annual Iowa Aviation Conference will be held April 20-21, 2011 at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel & Conference Center (I-35 & University Avenue)….
State With Largest GA Fleet In Midwest Addresses Future Airport Funding Initiatives & Growing Number of Wind Turbines
by Dave Weiman LANSING, MICH. – A sell-out crowd at the Michigan Airport Conference, February 16-17, 2011 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in Lansing, Michigan, listened intensively as…
Chicago Executive Airport Says Goodbye To 60-Year-Old Hangars
WHEELING/PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILL. – After serving aviators at Chicago Executive Airport (formerly Palwaukee Municipal Airport) in Wheeling/Prospect Heights, Illinois, for over 60 years, four 1940s-era hangar buildings were demolished, with…
Dick Weeden: Still Making A Difference Sixty Years Later
by Ed Leineweber What does it take to make a difference? Big bucks helps, for sure, but as Brodhead Airport’s Dick Weeden has demonstrated throughout his more than 60 years…
Airport Projects & How They Are Funded
by Christopher Roy, Director Though winter still has a grip on the upper Midwest, the days continue to get longer and that fact alone makes many of us dream of…
Newspaper Columnist Editorializes On What Happens When A Community Does Not Support Its Local Airport
In a June 19, 2010 editorial, Faribault County Register columnist, Chuck Hunt, expressed his dismay over the negative publicity his community of Blue Earth, Minnesota, got over interviews of local…
Blakesburg, Where You Can Still Find A Piece of Americana & Apple Pie
by Robbie Culver Fly-ins offer a special, unique experience no matter where they are, and no matter who runs them. This past fall, I was fortunate to attend a very…
Outagamie County Regional Airport Now In The FBO Business
APPLETON, WIS. – An open house was held October 14, 2010, at Outagamie County Regional Airport (ATW) to showcase Platinum Flight Center, a new fixed base operation (FBO), which is…
Lakeshore Aviation Expands Facilities At Manitowoc
MANITOWOC, WIS. – Lakeshore Aviation broke ground October 29, 2010 on a new 5,000 square foot aircraft hangar next to its existing facilities at Manitowoc County Airport (MTW). Curt Drumm,…
“Going Once… Going Twice!”
by Jim Bildilli Sometime in 2011, the auctioneer’s gavel will sound signaling the sale of Shafer Metro East Airport (3K6). Airport owner and co-founder Ed Shafer, 78, says “it’s time…
Wildlife At Airports… Important To Pilots, Important To Airport Managers
Photos & Story by Dave Weiman Far be it from me to alarm my fellow aviators of the potential danger of “wildlife” on or near airports. But as a pilot…