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Friday, December 2, 2011

Sonoma County Approves Airport Expansion

County planners on Thursday approved an $84 million project to expand Santa Rosa, Calif.- based Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport, giving the go ahead for longer runways, more commercial flights and a new passenger terminal.

Airport Commissioner Jason Liles says the project is about safety. The existing runways at the airport were deemed unsafe by federal authorities because they did not meet current safety standards.

The improvements, which will be mainly funded by FAA grants, will extend the airport’s main runway to 6,000 feet bringing the runway up to safety codes.

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