Mobile Downtown Airport
MOBILE, Ala. — The Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) board voted on April 6 to change the name of the Downtown Mobile Airport to “Mobile International Airport” and displayed conceptual renderings of how a new terminal could look, AL.com reported. Now that the future $252-million five-gate terminal is 82% funded (Mobile County Earmarks $15 Million For…
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. — The Mobile County Commission recently voted to contribute $15 million toward Mobile Aeroplex at Brookley near downtown Mobile, AL.com reported. A large portion of the funds, $10 million, will go toward road work near the new terminal, and the remainder will be paid in $1 million annual increments directly toward the…
MOBILE, Ala. — Sen. Richard Shelby recently expounded on more than $1 billion for improvements headed for the Mobile area, AL.com reported. Part of 12 bills sent to President Joe Biden, local funding includes $100 million for the Mobile Airport Authority for design, planning and construction of improvements at the Mobile Downtown Airport (Mobile Downtown…
The Mobile Downtown Airport has been accepted into the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration Military Airport Program, sources including FOX10 report. The administration selected Mobile’s airport; Kelly Field in San Antonio; and Salina Regional Airport in Salina, Kansas. These airports will be eligible for grants to add civilian aviation operations at former and…
Mobile Downtown Airport’s longest runway is set to reopen after a $9-million rehabilitation, Business Alabama reports. Closed since May 10, the runway will be ready for the move of commercial air service to the airport by summer 2024. It was funded by Consolidated Appropriates Act of 2020 and Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Security Act funds.…
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