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Tag: small airports

Weather

Escaping the Faribault tornado

Bob Collins September 21, 2018, 7:38 AM Sep 21, 2018

An airplane hangar is no match for a tornado; they’re just a few steel beams and a bunch of tin. Read more →

Politics

How the FAA gets communities addicted to airport grants

Bob Collins June 18, 2018, 9:14 AM Jun 18, 2018

The hardly-used Silver Bay (Minn.) airport is providing a good glimpse into the problem with grant money dangled by the federal government. Read more →