by Jared Wedel MnDOT Aeronautics Airport Coordinator – North Region Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue One of the hardest things to tell farmers is that they…
Category: Airports
NorthPoint Aviation… Complete Aircraft & Pilot Services In Northern Minnesota
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue NorthPoint Aviation is a full-service fixed base operation located at Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport in Brainerd, Minnesota. The company provides fuel…
Maintaining Minnesota’s AWOS Stations
by Nick Kremer Navigation Systems Radio Engineer, MnDOT Aeronautics Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue As a pilot or member of a flight crew, you listen in…
Operations At MAC General Aviation Airports Increased 8.3% In 2023 Long-term development strategy helps accommodate growth, expanded services
Long-term development strategy helps accommodate growth, expanded services Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – General aviation airports owned and operated by the Metropolitan…
MSP Airport Unveils Design For Hanging Sculpture
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine April/May 2024 Digital Issue MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL, MINN. – Internationally renowned artist Kipp Kobayashi revealed his conceptual design for a 45-foot-wide suspended public art sculpture at…
Runway Texturing – Friction Recovery Treatments Put the Brakes on Runway Low Friction Worries!
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue Skid resistance, in the context of airplane tires coming in contact with runway pavements and the ability to brake safely within…
Horses Help Launch New Flights To Dallas
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine February/March 2024 Digital Issue APPLETON, WIS. – American Airlines announced it will begin nonstop flights from Appleton International Airport (ATW) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport…
Illinois Announces Its Airport & Heliport of the Year Awards For 2023
by Jim Bildilli Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue In keeping with its annual tradition, the Illinois Division of Aeronautics announced its 2023 picks for “Airport and…
Milwaukee Timmerman Airport Hosts Spot Landing Contest
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue Experienced and inexperienced pilots alike participated in this year’s “Spot Landing Contest,” September 9, 2023, at Milwaukee Lawrence J Timmerman Airport…
Arrowhead Eagles Celebrate 75 Years of Aviation In Cook County
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine December 2023 Digital Issue GRAND MARAIS, MINN. – The Arrowhead Eagles Aviation Organization held its annual fundraising event at Grand Marais/Cook County Airport…
Celebration Marks Completion of New $5.4 Million Ground Engine Run-Up Area & Compass Calibration Pad at St. Louis Downtown Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue ST. CLAIR COUNTY, ILL. – A ribbon cutting ceremony, August 16, 2023, celebrated the official opening of St. Louis Downtown Airport’s…
Alexandria, Minnesota Airport (KAXN) Redesignated A Regional Facility
by James M. (Jim) Conn AOPA Airport Support Network Volunteer Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine October/November 2023 Digital Issue ALEXANDRIA, MINN. – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has redesignated Alexandria…
Bids For Fixed Base Operator Butler Field Hutchinson Municipal Airport
PUBLICATION NO. 8516 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Hutchinson, Minnesota The City Council of the City of Hutchinson, Minnesota, will receive proposals by email, Attn: Mike Stifter,…
Gulfstream Invests Additional $28.5 Million To Expand At St. Louis Downtown Airport
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue Gulfstream has announced a further expansion of operations at its completions facility at St. Louis Downtown Airport (KCPS) in Cahokia, Illinois….
New $6M Solar Array Project at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport® To Save As Much As $350,000 Annually In Energy Costs
Published in Midwest Flyer Magazine August/September 2023 Digital Issue SPRINGFIELD, ILL. – Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport in Springfield, Illinois, held a ribbon cutting June 26, 2023, to celebrate the operational…