City officials want to close Crystal Airport

Less traffic may mean end for Crystal Airport

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When Crystal city officials look across the green and open expanse of the Crystal Airport, they visualize new homes, businesses and a park -- no more planes taking off and landing. But to small-plane aviators and flight-training companies that fly in and out of that hub, it's still an important gateway to the sky that needs to stay in service -- even though flight numbers are declining. "There isn't any other place that is convenient for me to fly from," said Kevin Rebman, a small-plane pilot from Maple Grove. As the Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) plans for the future of all six metro-area reliever airports, Crystal officials are seizing the opportunity to renew a 20-year campaign to close the Crystal Airport and put the land to other uses.

Comment: First I heard of this! I hope the Crystal Airport survives. It's a great place to get up close to small planes and watch take offs and landings.