st. cloud regional airport

The St. Cloud Regional Airport is an asset to central Minnesota, but it needs to grow. That's the findings of a recently completed study.

The St. Cloud Regional Airport is a busier place these days, as central Minnesotans escape the cold for warmer weather. Airport Director Bill Towle was on the News @ Noon Show Thursday.

The US Department of Transportation has given a grant to the St. Cloud Regional Airport for just over $1.2-million.

The Experimental Aircraft Association's local chapter is holding an event Saturday to get young kids interested in flight, and have some fun at the same time.

Some high priced jets from all over the country have been coming and going all weekend long at the St. Cloud Regional Airport. They're bringing passengers to Minnesota for the events surrounding the Super Bowl in downtown Minneapolis.

Look for a lot of extra traffic in the skies over St. Cloud the rest of this week. St. Cloud Regional Airport Director Bill Towle says, as of Monday, over 40 planes have confirmed they're coming here for the Super Bowl. And, he says a few more should trickle in the rest of this week.

A long trip home got a lot longer Monday for some weary travelers. Two Sun Country Airlines planes that were supposed to land at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport got rerouted here to St. Cloud Regional Airport, due to the snowstorm in the Twin Cities.

Last year was a good year for the Allegiant Airlines flights at the St. Cloud Regional Airport.

Flights to Southwest Florida are expected to get going later this week at the St. Cloud Regional Airport.

You can fly to Florida out of the St. Cloud Regional Airport starting this fall. Allegiant Airlines announced Tuesday they will be offering nonstop service from St. Cloud to Florida via the Punta Gorda Airport, which is near Fort Meyers.