PITTSBURG, Kan. (AP) Construction of a new taxiway and renovation of a runway at Atkinson Municipal Airport in Pittsburg are nearly complete.
Airport manager Bill Pyle says the airport averages about 15 to 20 flights a day, with all the planes either privately owned or owned by businesses.
The Joplin Globe reports the city received more than $675,000 in federal and state grants to fund the renovations.
The first project was constructing a parallel taxiway to connect a 600-foot extension with a new turnaround that was built last year. The runway is now 6,100 feet long.
The second project sealcoats and repaints a runway. Pyle expects both projects to be completed by the end of this month, weather permitting.
