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I'll second Ben's post. Airports here in Wisconsin are getting a lot of
State and Fed funding. STE just got a new taxiway, ramp paving & seal coating and plans are in the works for an ILS as well as a second taxiway. MFI is getting partial Fed funding for an FBO building. Have their been any improvements made lately? Who paid? Is the airport board awake? Have they applied for any lately? As for the university.... find out how many professors are pilots then talk to them about how the university uses the airport. Do the sports teams fly or take busses? What about the coaches and their recruiting staff members, do they fly? Does the University have an aviation program? any airplanes? If not see if the local FBO(s) or CFI's can organize a program. I can't see how a "State" university's budget can be hampered by a "local" airport. What kind of local funding do they think they will gain by closing a "local" airport? Or is it just a bunch of university types thinking too hard and out loud about things they know nothing about? Does the airport have any "key" tenants? such as large businesses with corporate airplanes or aviation departments? I know several airports such as Lone Rock, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan have gotten improvements and are all but invincible to local "closure" threats because they have a strong tie to the large businesses (employment) in the area. Have an employer of a few hundred people tell the city that they will move if they close the airport and my guess is that it stays open. Our farm just was forced to "sell" the state of Wisconsin an aviation navigation easement across the road from the Lone Rock airport. A large corporation bases their aircraft there and just bought a larger jet. The larger jet uses more runway so the state extended the runway and provided more clear area, basically to keep the business owner happy. -- Jim Burns III Remove "nospam" to reply "Ben Smith" wrote in message ... Doesn't the City have to ante so much of their own money to get federal dollars for improvements? And if they have received funds in the past, how easy is it to just 'close' the airport? I don't think they could get away with a 'Meigs' style closing. Here in Wisconsin, despite a couple billion dollar deficit, there are a bunch of improvements going on at small airfields. I just got my Wis DOT published Airport Directory in the mail, and I was surprised to see a hand full of airports with remarks about runway extensions, etc.., all to be completed this year. Morey Airport west of Madison is getting a 4000x100 foot runway, more hangar lots for lease, etc. -- Ben C-172 - N13258 @ 87Y |
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