Work Continues at Columbus Municipal Airport

The taxiway revitalization project at the Columbus Municipal Airport is going very well. That from Airport Director Brian Payne, who says they are about one week ahead of schedule.

The current project is a full deck restoration on taxiway "Delta" and is scheduled to be completed by November 20. Barring any unforeseen, extreme weather, Payne says the contractors should have no problem finishing the project on time.

Payne adds that the current work-rate is good news as the project is causing a few inconveniences. "Currently, we have a lot of back-taxiing operations going on," he said.

Payne says that while this project is underway, aircraft are unable to taxi to a couple of runways without going down an additional runway. Even with that, Payne says that once the current project is completed, these inconveniences will "be well worth it."

Payne also spoke briefly about future plans for the airport. He says their five-year plan calls for a lot of pavement repairs, including work on a couple of connector taxiways, specifically numbers 83 and 84. Payne adds that they also want to fully restore runway 1432.

For more information on the Columbus Municipal Airport, visit their website at www.columbus.in.gov/airport.