st. cloud regional airport

The FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide warning about Al Qaeda threats to small airplanes, as we approach the 10th anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Waite Park will support the St. Cloud Regional Airport in spirit, but not financially. The city council voted last (Monday) night not to give $1,000 in the latest effort to attract an air carrier.

Stearns and Benton counties have agreed to contribute $10-thousand each to help attract an air carrier to the St. Cloud Regional Airport. The money would be added to a federal grant worth $750-thousand and used to ensure an airline was able to make the minimum revenue necessary to keep operating.

A North American B-25J called "Miss Mitchell" will be at the St. Cloud Regional Airport this (Sunday) morning. It's part of the Civil Air Patrol's annual Fly-in Breakfast for Granite City Days. The event will run from 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

You can get a up-close look at some airplanes this Saturday. The St. Cloud State University Aviation Ambassadors are hosting their annual "Aviation Day" at the St. Cloud Regional Airport.

St. Cloud Mayor Dave Kleis talked about air service during his "State of the City" address today (Tuesday). He says direct service to Chicago by the end of this year is a top priority. He also mentioned that the aquatic center is long overdue. And he says you should watch for upgrades coming to the city's website.

An airplane landed safely at the St. Cloud Regional Airport despite jammed landing gear. Firefighters were notified about 1:30 p.m. Saturday that a single-engine Cessna 182RG needed to make an emergency landing due to a partial jam in its left gear.

December 2010 will go into the record books as the wettest December in St. Cloud's history.

St. Cloud will not be getting a $500,000 federal grant to help attract an air carrier to the St. Cloud Regional Airport. Even so, Airport Director Bill Towle says they're in a better position now than they were a year ago at this time for landing a new carrier.

Officials at St. Cloud Regional Airport can now use guns to help control wildlife that pose a safety risk to flights. That, after city council members approved the measure this week.