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facility renovation and expansion projects that should enable the airport to "meet the increased passenger demand for years to come." The federal grant comes on the heels of several years of record growth at the airport and a construction project, contracted out by the city of
Kearney earlier that year, for a $ 4.77 million expansion that would increase the terminal building's size by 64% and include an additional TSA screening checkpoint, a baggage scanner, greater secure holding space, and more baggage storage and family restrooms.
880:: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd.. to provide essential air service with subsidy support at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for two years, beginning when Mesa Air Group d/b/a Air Midwest inaugurates service at Grand Island and McCook, at a total annual subsidy of $ 2,393,305 ($ 897,142 for Kearney; $ 976,026 for North Platte; and $ 520,137 for Scottsbluff). Each community will receive three nonstop round trips to Denver each weekday and weekend (18 total round trips per week) with Beech 1900-D aircraft.
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886:: selecting Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Kearney, North Platte, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska, for the two-year period beginning November 1, 2008, at a combined annual subsidy of $ 5,373,700 with 19-seat Beech 1900D aircraft.
507:(WPA). Construction began at the site on Highway 30 on October 21, 1941, and was dedicated as Keens Airport on August 23, 1942, with asphalt runways and one hangar. A handful of buildings from the military era remain at Kearney Airport, notably Hangar #385.
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