It was “the most terrifying thing” Nathan Mencke, an air traffic controller at The Eastern Iowa Airport, had ever experienced. One year ago, he helped guide a pilot out of a stall-spin to land safely in Iowa City.
Also, Iowa City schools piloting use of three electric vehicles at City, Liberty and West High School to transport students in the Transition Alliance Program.
The Iowa City Airport Commission has created a charitable giving fund to raise money for improvements to the airport, including a new mural facing Riverside Drive.
The solar power generating project is in the early design stages but is something the airport has been looking at for a couple of years. The airport will use funds from the federal bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year.
A recent reports from the Iowa Department of Transportation found the aviation industry has an annual impact of $6.4 billion in economic activity, supports nearly 41,000 jobs and generates $124 million in tax revenue.
The City of Iowa City and the Iowa City airport are looking for artists to design and paint a 300-foot-long, 12-foot-tall mural on an airport hangar facing South Riverside Drive.
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