Jack Tunstill News Today

It’s an unlikely scenario, but if it happens to you, knowing how to respond can save your life.

A flight instructor said Albert Whitted Airport is critical to the entire Tampa Bay area as a relief sight for smaller planes to fly into instead of flying through the bigger commercial airports.

Should St. Pete’s city-owned Albert Whitted Airport be used as something else? It’s a question Mayor Ken Welch’s administration wants to answer.

On Friday, St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch addressed a study he's called for to evaluate the economic and community impact of keeping Albert Whitted Airport or possibly redeveloping the 119-acre, city-owned property. 

There are questions over the future of St. Pete’s, city-owned, Albert Whitted Airport after a request from St. Pete’s new mayor.