Jackson County Airport Built a New Runway

According to WILX-TV 10, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reports a new runway at the Jackson County Airport opened for use in September, but a few finishing touches remain.

The airport built the new runway because the old one didn't have enough runoff space to accommodate updated Federal Aviation Administration regulations.

The new runway has 5,350 feet of landing space with 1,000 feet of runoff area.  The airport manager says nearly $50 million was spent on the runway, with most of the money coming from federal grants.