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Sawyer County airport runway reopening limited to prior-permission flights; painting and grooving scheduled for July
Summary
Airport staff reported the runway reopened on a limited prior-permission basis, full painting and grooving are scheduled in roughly five weeks, and airport staff said proceeds from removed pavement will pay for terminal exterior work and window replacements.
Airport staff told the board the Sawyer County runway reopened with prior permission required and that a multi-week painting and grooving operation is scheduled for July.
Derek, an airport staff member, said the runway opened for a short period and that operations this weekend will be open but that pilots should call ahead while the field remains under a prior-permission required (PPR) status through the early part of next week. He told the board the runway will be painted and grooved in about five weeks, in July.
Maintenance staff also described how the county plans to finance work on the airport terminal building. Tim Hagberger, who provided the maintenance report to the board, said the county is selling pavement removed during the runway project and will use the proceeds to pay for terminal exterior painting, window replacements and two furnaces. ``We're selling the pavement that they pulled up from the runway project, and we're using that money to do the painting, the windows, the 2 furnaces,'' Tim said.
Derek told the board the airport's annual pancake feed will be July 6. Board members encouraged community attendance and noted the reopening schedule for the runway across the coming days. Derek and other staff said the overall runway project went well and that material estimates were accurate.
The airport report included no formal board action; staff said they would continue coordinating the remaining work and public announcements about temporary operating restrictions.
