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Hutchinson airport reports growth, says winter storms exposed equipment gaps and closed runways
Summary
Airport Director Alex Stang told the council operations rose 11% year over year, new businesses and flight training activity expanded, and two recent snow events forced temporary runway closures and highlighted a need for more snow-removal equipment.
Alex Stang, Hutchinson Regional Airport director, briefed the City Council on Feb. 4 about a year of growth at the airport and operational challenges during two major snow events that closed runways for portions of the winter storms.
“Flight operations are up 11% over previous year,” Stang said, citing growth in training flights, local flight-club membership and business activity at the fixed-base operator Wells Aircraft. He noted new businesses, including Hummingbird Aviation, and projects on the horizon…
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