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City hopeful federal support will boost runway extension project

MORGANTOWN – In March, the Morgantown Municipal Airport runway extension project surpassed five years under construction. It’s a notable anniversary as the city initially expected the whole thing would be pretty much done in about that time. That’s what officials said in November ...

Bids opened for next phase of runway extension project

MORGANTOWN -- The years-long project to extend the Morgantown Municipal Airport’s runway by 1,001 feet continues to roll forward. On Tuesday, Morgantown City Council approved the placement of just over $10.1 million in state and federal grant dollars into the city’s Airport Improvement ...

Airport on pace to extend 12-year enplanement slump

MORGANTOWN — Morgantown City Manager Kim Haws said the city and carrier Southern Airways are prepared to subsidize flight costs to increase the number of passengers flying out of Morgantown Municipal Airport.  He’s asking the community to get on board.  Haws recently told ...

Small airplane seats will become safety hazards

More than 25,000 Americans have responded to the Federal Aviation Administration’s request for comment to “assist the agency” in deciding whether minimum seat dimensions should be mandated in the name of safety. The 90-day public comment period ended last Tuesday. We didn’t read ...