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Foothills Regional Airport officials outline hangar projects, safety upgrades after $6 million state grant
Summary
Foothills Regional Airport leaders told Burke County commissioners the airport is preparing hangar construction and taxiway expansion after $6 million in state grant funding and a $5.9 million federal grant, and said demand far exceeds current capacity.
Brent Brinkley, airport manager at Foothills Regional Airport, told the Burke County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 21 that recent state and federal grants will fund hangars and taxiway work as the airport responds to rapid growth.
Brinkley said the airport received $6,000,000 in state grant funds this year to build several new hangars and last month received a $5,900,000 federal grant for a parallel taxiway extension. He told commissioners the airport sits on about 1,100 acres, has a 5,500-foot runway, three instrument approaches (one to 250 feet) and about 60 based aircraft with a waiting…
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