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FAA says Gorman Field proposal is an airport; commission approves $2.825 million in state funds for Grand Sky work
Summary
Todd Leek told the commission the FAA determined UND Aerospace Foundation's plan at Gorman Field meets the FAA's airport definition and requires an FAA airspace review; the commission separately approved $2,825,000 in state funds for Grand Sky utility and apron work.
Todd Leek, a Burgess Township resident, told the Grand Forks County Commission that the Federal Aviation Administration has concluded a proposal by the UND Aerospace Foundation to add runways and related facilities at Gorman Field constitutes an airport under FAA rules, triggering an FAA review process that must be completed before construction begins.
"Right now ... it was an educational training area. Now with putting runways in, it becomes an airport. That's just how the FAA's definitions work," Leek said, summarizing the FAA field office determination. He said the finding invokes FAA procedures, including submission of the FAA form that starts the airspace review process and…
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