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Small airports could benefit from FAA approval of non-Federal air traffic control displays

UPDATE: MURFREESBORO, TN - In response to the increasing number of incoming and outgoing flights, the Murfreesboro Municipal Airport is taking proactive steps to enhance safety in the vicinity of its runways. Airport officials are focusing on the acquisition of properties within the designated "Runway Protection Zone" to bolster public safety, ensuring the well-being of both pilots and citizens in the airport's vicinity. One of the key measures involves the strategic purchase of prope ...

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — The Murfreesboro City Council gave approval Thursday, September 21, 2023, for the Municipal Airport to submit application to participate in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Federal Contract Tower Program. If approved by the FAA, an air traffic control tower could be operational in three to five years. As Murfreesboro grows, maintenance and improvement of the City’s Airport is an economic growth and development priority. A new terminal completed in ...

Citing a BGA investigation, nine lawmakers requested the freeze in the wake of former House Speaker Michael Madigan’s 22-count federal indictment on charges he traded his office to enrich himself and his friends.