Detroit Evening Report: Detroit’s city airport eligible for $100 million in FAA investments
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Detroit officials announced Thursday that the city’s airport will see significant renovations to revitalize the overlooked facility.
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan says Coleman A. Young Municipal Airport will see a transformation after the Federal Aviation Administration approved the city’s first new layout plan in 30 years. The approval makes the airport eligible for nearly $100 million in federal grants over the next 10 years.
District 3 city council member Scott Benson says residents have been waiting for this type of investment for a long time.
“We’re seeing how we can properly honor the Tuskegee Airmen and…how we can use this infrastructure as an economic airport off the general fund…and put it back on to a revenue generator,” says Benson.
The upgrades will include new hangars, a new control tower, improved taxiways and safety zone, and new airport-related development opportunities. Residents will also see the return of Benjamin O. Davis Aerospace Technical High School to the airport grounds.
However, don’t expect the return of commercial airline service. The formerly named Detroit City Airport’s primary runway is too short by today’s standards. The short-lived Pro Air was the last airline to fly out of Detroit City Airport when it ceased operations in 2000.
Since then, the airport serves solely as a hub for corporate jets and small private plans.
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