Minot International Expansion Plans | Video

Rene Thibault | 9/14/2012

Senator John Hoeven met with Mayor Curt Zimbelman, airport director Andy Solsvig and members of the Federal Aviation Administration to again discuss the expansion plans for Minot International.

The group spoke about the plans for the airport, then took a tour of the grounds. They headed to air traffic control to get a birds-eye-view to visualize the changes for the facilities. New run-ways, control tower and terminal are all on the way.

The entire project is estimated to cost near $80 million dollars, the bulk of funding is coming from Federal grants.

Senator Hoeven says the changes are past-due, “Just that it`s exciting for the community, it`s something that touches everyone in the community and the region. Good air service is vital and clearly anyone that’s been out here, whether it`s parking, whether it`s room in the terminal, number of flights, all those things they know it`s needed. They other good thing though, is that you`re seeing airlines continue to provide more service, and better air craft coming in here, so that`s important and great news for the community and the region.”

Work is already under way, and the hope is for the new terminal to be completed in 2014.

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