COLT, Arkansas — Officials have marked the opening of the new Delta Regional Airport in eastern Arkansas.
State and local officials attending a gate-opening
ceremony Thursday at the new facility in Colt. The new regional airport
will eventually replace current airports in Wynne and Forrest City.
Delta
Regional Airport Authority Chairman John Kerr says plans have been in
the works for more than 11 years for the new facility. The airport has a
5,000-foot runway and will eventually include a terminal building, a
fuel station and an 11-bay hangar. The Times-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1oDmtB7 ) that developers also plan a large corporate-style hangar for businesses.
Officials also celebrated the first official landing
when a plane flown by Pine Bluff flight instructor Mike Lain arrived at
the airport shortly before noon Thursday.
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