AM 1240 WJON » st. cloud regional airport http://wjon.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 St. Cloud Air Traffic Control Tower to Stay Open http://wjon.com/st-cloud-control-tower-to-stay-open/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-control-tower-to-stay-open/#comments Fri, 10 May 2013 19:17:38 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=188437 The air traffic control tower at St. Cloud Regional Airport will stay operational after an announcement by federal transportation officials.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-control-tower-to-stay-open/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport St. Cloud Aero Club Mentors At Risk Youth [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/st-cloud-aero-club-mentors-at-risk-youth-audio/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-aero-club-mentors-at-risk-youth-audio/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 07:00:32 +0000 Ashli Gerdes http://wjon.com/?p=186523 At risk youth from Youth Initiative Mentoring Academies helped the St. Cloud Aero Club wash planes and pick up trash at the St. Cloud Regional Airport yesterday (Thursday).

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-aero-club-mentors-at-risk-youth-audio/feed/ 0 Ashli Gerdes Federal Legislation May Keep St. Cloud Air Traffic Control Tower Open http://wjon.com/federal-legislation-may-keep-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower-open/ http://wjon.com/federal-legislation-may-keep-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower-open/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:32:22 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=185060 Federal legislation to end furloughs of air traffic controllers, is also expected to help keep the control tower open in St. Cloud. The U.S. Senate acted quickly this week when the furloughs caused travel delays for millions.

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]]> http://wjon.com/federal-legislation-may-keep-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower-open/feed/ 0 Gareth Cattermole - Getty Images Klobuchar, Franken Sign Legislation to Keep St. Cloud Control Tower Open http://wjon.com/klobuchar-franken-sign-legislation-to-keep-st-cloud-control-tower-open/ http://wjon.com/klobuchar-franken-sign-legislation-to-keep-st-cloud-control-tower-open/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:00:12 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=182562 Minnesota's two U.S. Senators signed on to legislation today (Tuesday) that would keep the air traffic control tower open in St. Cloud. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken joined 16 other senators for the bipartisan "Protect Our Skies Act".

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]]> http://wjon.com/klobuchar-franken-sign-legislation-to-keep-st-cloud-control-tower-open/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport Closure of Air Towers Delayed Till June http://wjon.com/closure-of-air-towers-delayed-till-june/ http://wjon.com/closure-of-air-towers-delayed-till-june/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 21:52:02 +0000 The Associated Press http://wjon.com/?p=180182 The closure of the air traffic control tower in St. Cloud will be delayed till June.

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]]> http://wjon.com/closure-of-air-towers-delayed-till-june/feed/ 0 Gareth Cattermole - Getty Images FAA Officially Closes St. Cloud Air Traffic Control Tower http://wjon.com/faa-officially-closes-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower/ http://wjon.com/faa-officially-closes-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower/#comments Fri, 22 Mar 2013 18:32:21 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=177386 The St. Cloud Regional Airport got the official word today (Friday) from the Federal Aviation Administration.
The air traffic control tower will be closing, due to the federal sequestration.

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]]> http://wjon.com/faa-officially-closes-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport Allegiant to Temporarily Suspend Service Later This Year http://wjon.com/allegiant-to-temporarily-suspend-service-later-this-year/ http://wjon.com/allegiant-to-temporarily-suspend-service-later-this-year/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:09:23 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=177148 Allegiant Airlines has announced they will temporarily suspend air service from the St. Cloud Regional Airport later this year. Spokeswoman Jessica Wheeler says the last flight out of St. Cloud to Mesa, Arizona will leave August 14th, and they'll resume flights on October 9th.

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]]> http://wjon.com/allegiant-to-temporarily-suspend-service-later-this-year/feed/ 0 Allegiant Airlines Official Decision on St. Cloud Air Traffic Control Tower Friday http://wjon.com/official-decision-on-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower-friday/ http://wjon.com/official-decision-on-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower-friday/#comments Tue, 19 Mar 2013 15:04:20 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=176458 The Federal Aviation Administration will officially announce Friday which of the nation's air traffic control towers will be closed because of the sequester.

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]]> http://wjon.com/official-decision-on-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower-friday/feed/ 0 Bruce Centerwall Sequester Would Close St. Cloud Air Traffic Control Tower http://wjon.com/sequester-would-close-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower/ http://wjon.com/sequester-would-close-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower/#comments Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:15:40 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=171601 The impending sequester that's set to take place March 1st would trigger some budget cuts that would impact St. Cloud's Regional Airport.

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]]> http://wjon.com/sequester-would-close-st-cloud-air-traffic-control-tower/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport January Flights Out of St. Cloud Nearly Sell Out http://wjon.com/january-flights-out-of-st-cloud-nearly-sell-out/ http://wjon.com/january-flights-out-of-st-cloud-nearly-sell-out/#comments Fri, 15 Feb 2013 06:01:07 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=169266 Central Minnesota air travelers are showing Allegiant Airlines they want to fly out of St. Cloud. January numbers show strong ridership out of St. Cloud Regional Airport.

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]]> http://wjon.com/january-flights-out-of-st-cloud-nearly-sell-out/feed/ 0 Allegiant's Eric Fletcher, Bill Towle and Dave Kleis look on (WJON's Jim Maurice) St. Cloud Approves Creation of Airport Authority http://wjon.com/st-cloud-approves-creation-of-airport-authority/ http://wjon.com/st-cloud-approves-creation-of-airport-authority/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 02:01:04 +0000 Lee Voss http://wjon.com/?p=168247 Efforts to create a regional airport authority for the St. Cloud Regional Airport has cleared its first hurdle.

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]]> http://wjon.com/st-cloud-approves-creation-of-airport-authority/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport Allegiant Airlines Preparing for Takeoff [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/allegiant-airlines-preparing-for-takeoff-audio/ http://wjon.com/allegiant-airlines-preparing-for-takeoff-audio/#comments Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:38:17 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=154899 It was back on a warm summer day in August that Allegiant Airlines announced plans to offer regular flights between St. Cloud and Mesa, Arizona. This Saturday at 5:05 p.m. that first plane full of central Minnesotans will take off to the warm destination.

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]]> http://wjon.com/allegiant-airlines-preparing-for-takeoff-audio/feed/ 0 Allegiant Airlines Air Service Returning to St. Cloud [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/air-service-returning-to-st-cloud-audio/ http://wjon.com/air-service-returning-to-st-cloud-audio/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 20:53:24 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=127347 A representative for Allegiant Airlines was at the St. Cloud Regional Airport this (Thursday) afternoon. Eric Fletcher is the Manager of Airport Planning. He says the company is excited about the soon-to-launch regular service between the St. Cloud Regional Airport at the Phoenix/Mesa Gateway Airport.

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]]> http://wjon.com/air-service-returning-to-st-cloud-audio/feed/ 0 Allegiant's Eric Fletcher, Bill Towle and Dave Kleis look on (WJON's Jim Maurice) Local Man Praises Decision to Offer Mesa Flights [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/local-man-praises-decision-to-offer-mesa-flights-audio/ http://wjon.com/local-man-praises-decision-to-offer-mesa-flights-audio/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 05:24:46 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=127140 We now know St. Cloud Regional Airport will be flying to Mesa, Arizona, but a question remains - who will be using the service?

The answer, at least according to one local man, is a lot of people.

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]]> http://wjon.com/local-man-praises-decision-to-offer-mesa-flights-audio/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport Mesa "Popular Minnesota Destination," Says Tourism Office [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/mesa-popular-minnesota-destination-says-mesa-tourism-office-audio/ http://wjon.com/mesa-popular-minnesota-destination-says-mesa-tourism-office-audio/#comments Wed, 22 Aug 2012 18:58:07 +0000 Abby Faulkner http://wjon.com/?p=127057 As the St. Cloud Regional Airport announces plans to offer regular flights to and from Mesa, Arizona, representatives from the Mesa Convention and Visitors Bureau stress the value of the connection.

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]]> http://wjon.com/mesa-popular-minnesota-destination-says-mesa-tourism-office-audio/feed/ 0 Mesa Arts Center (Mesa Conventionand Visitors Bureau) Announcement on Airline Expected Thursday http://wjon.com/announcement-on-airline-expected-to-thursday/ http://wjon.com/announcement-on-airline-expected-to-thursday/#comments Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:09:12 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=126743 St. Cloud has apparently landed an airline. The Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation has scheduled a news conference for 2:00 p.m. on Thursday at the St. Cloud Regional Airport to make the official announcement.

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]]> http://wjon.com/announcement-on-airline-expected-to-thursday/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport Businesses Commit $3.3 Million to Bait Airline to St. Cloud [VIDEO, AUDIO] http://wjon.com/businesses-commit-3-3-million-to-bait-airline-to-st-cloud-audio/ http://wjon.com/businesses-commit-3-3-million-to-bait-airline-to-st-cloud-audio/#comments Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:50:49 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=91891 The St. Cloud Regional Airport is another step closer to attracting an airline back to the airport. 160 companies have pledged over $3.3 million in travel commitments for direct flights from St. Cloud to Chicago O'Hare.

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]]> http://wjon.com/businesses-commit-3-3-million-to-bait-airline-to-st-cloud-audio/feed/ 0 Al Kremers and Bill Towle (Abby Faulkner) Plane Lands with no Landing Gear at Airport http://wjon.com/plane-lands-with-no-landing-gear-at-airport/ http://wjon.com/plane-lands-with-no-landing-gear-at-airport/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:47:16 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=73706 Some tense moments last (Tuesday) night at the St. Cloud Regional Airport. A small airplane was forced to land with no landing gear.

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]]> http://wjon.com/plane-lands-with-no-landing-gear-at-airport/feed/ 0 Fousa, flickr Report: Small Airports Losing More Air Service [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/report-small-airports-losing-more-air-service-audio/ http://wjon.com/report-small-airports-losing-more-air-service-audio/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:14:48 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=49051 Airlines are focusing more attention on big airports, leaving smaller regional airports behind. That's the results of a new study released by the think tank organization Minnesota 2020.

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]]> http://wjon.com/report-small-airports-losing-more-air-service-audio/feed/ 0 St. Cloud Regional Airport SCSU Hosting Flying Competition [AUDIO] http://wjon.com/scsu-hosting-flying-competition-audio/ http://wjon.com/scsu-hosting-flying-competition-audio/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 14:54:36 +0000 Jim Maurice http://wjon.com/?p=42119 You might notice a little extra air traffic in the skies over St. Cloud this weekend. St. Cloud State University is hosting a flying competition at the St. Cloud Regional Airport.

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