The St. Cloud Regional Airport has been awarded nearly $1.1 million in federal funding in the CARES Act. The Federal Aviation Administration announced last week that 97 airports in Minnesota will receive bailout cash totaling $50 billion.
After much discussion, the Stearns County Board of Commissioners has voted to approve a resolution joining a newly-created Regional Airport Authority to operate the St. Cloud Airport.
It was a good year at the St. Cloud Regional Airport last year, however ridership was down a bit. Airport Director Bill Towle says about 42,600 people used the commercial airlines at the airport in 2019 compared to about 43,700 the year before.
The idea of creating a regional airport authority to run the St. Cloud Regional Airport has been talked about for years, now three local governments appear to be moving forward with that plan.