MSP snow delay

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Not much taking off or landing (7:15 am screen shot). Plane in lower right is Sun Country on the way to Fort Meyers

Airport follies

A $64 million 'airstrip to nowhere' in the Aleutians?

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The village of Akutan in the Aleutian Islands is getting a new $64 million airstrip, but right now, no one is certain how villagers and seasonal workers will get to it. That's because it's being built on an uninhabited island six miles away, across a strait exposed to the stormy Bering Sea

Missed connections - Tunnels can't link plane to terminal

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Monroe Regional Airport (Louisiana)officials learned Tuesday passenger loading and unloading bridges at the new $36 million terminal are not being able to connect to airplanes.

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"I'm trying to find out what's going on," Mayo said. "What I've been told is the loading bridges are not long enough to reach the airplanes. They are several feet short, which presents a problem for the planes connecting to the loading bridges

Comment: Image above from Airplane! (Stupid but funny! A quote: "Elaine, you're a member of this crew. Can you face some unpleasant facts? "

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.