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Airport upgrades

The Adair County airport op- In early 2018, the airport tar- Recently two students, Nick
erates with a 2,600 feet runway, mac was updated with new black- Taylor and Clayton Janes, were
10 T-hangars and one large top and resurfacing work in front the first students in the relatively
hangar with the ability of housing of the main hangar where planes new program to pass their written
up to 16 aircraft at a time. Own- are readied for fueling and flight private pilot tests, a big step in the
ership of the airport is shared be- preparation procedures on a daily process of becoming a licensed
tween the city and county basis. pilot.

governments and over the past Over the past 10 years, the air- Future improvements at the
few years, the airport has under- port has received more than $1.5 airport will include updating the
gone extensive upgrades. million in state grants from the taxi lanes between the runway
The Adair County airport has aviation fuel fund. and T-hangars.
a complete new runway lighting The airport also provides a The airport board hopes to
system and a new fuel farm that classroom, which is used regularly extend the runway to eventually
has the capability of fueling air- by Adair County High School Air allow for larger twin-engine air-
crafts that require 100-low-lead and Space Academy career path craft and Lear jets to be able to
fuel. students. use the facility.

Franklin

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