Roanoke Municipal Airport is officially open for the first time in at least six years and has the certificate to prove it.
"We
got closed up, I believe, in the second year of Mayor Spec Bonner's
term in office. The airport was closed because of obstructions at the
airport," Donnie Cash said. The Streets Department supervisor has worked
steadily trying to meet requirements set by the Aeronautics Division of
the Alabama Department of Transportation.
In June DOT came in and
inspected the airport, and Cash said they did not call him. They said
the city did a good job and presented it with an airport operating
license for 2012-2013.
Cash said if a plane flies into a airport
that is not certified or officially open and crashes or is damaged it is
not likely insurance will pay for the damage.
The airport was
built in 1952 when K.L. Hooper was mayor and has undergone a number of
changes, such as the Corps of Engineers expanding the runway several
years ago. Creating problems for the airport were obstructions such as
trees and houses, which were eventually removed.
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