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In 2023 the airport installed lighting for enhanced evening operations; 39 medium intensity runway lights are installed along the runway, as well as a 36 inch lighted wind sock. Traditional white beacon lights are located for runway line up and end-of-runway designations, as well as a pulsating
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Airport Operations”, they applied to all airport tenants to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the airport. With no commercial services conducted at the Airport, the City has never developed a set of
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On May 18, 2013, Mr. Arnold was involved in a single-person fatality in his personal Peck P-1 airplane, which was destroyed after it impacted the ground during takeoff. The root cause of the crash could not be specifically determined.
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The airport’s management lease continued to be fulfilled by the decedent’s family until
September 2014, when the City of Aztec purchased Mr. Arnold’s home at the airport and began managing and maintaining the facility directly.
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