TAKING OFF INTO A BRIGHT AVIATION FUTURE Beyond a focus on tourism and supporting corporate and GA flights landing at the airport, Mathis points to some more projects on the horizon over the next year or so. “One of our upcoming projects which is going to kick off here pretty soon, is the relocation of our AWOS weather station to the location of the new runway and new terminal building so that it provides more accurate weather data for our incoming flights.” “We will be replacing it with a brand-new unit at that same time and also add a new rotating beacon to be located alongside the new AWOS.” The airport is also planning a taxiway rehabilitation project that will begin construction in March 2025 for taxiway way Echo, the airport’s oldest runway, which serves as a parallel taxiway to the Alpha taxiway. Mathis also points to some further work on the new FBO building including the addition of some decorative wrought iron fencing that will double 60 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 04, ISSUE 03
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