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Council approves lease amendment for FAA ADS‑B tower at Kirksville Airport
Summary
The council authorized a lease amendment allowing L3Harris (under FAA subcontract) to continue operating the airport's ADS‑B surveillance tower. Staff said the tower, built and funded by the FAA in 2010, improves aircraft location reporting and regional air safety for an otherwise non‑towered airport.
The Kirksville City Council unanimously approved a lease amendment Thursday authorizing the city manager to sign a two‑party amendment with L3Harris Technologies, the FAA subcontractor that operates the airport’s Automatic Dependent Surveillance‑Broadcast (ADS‑B) tower.
Airport Director Jeff O’Fountain told council the…
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