Crash at Middletown Airport

No details other than one happened around 8 PM. Forest Ave. was closed off to non-essential traffic & both Midd. & Newport police/fire were responding. I saw no smoke driving on E. Main near the airport.

See the Daily News article.

Money for Newport Airport

Those living near the middletown airport (Newport Airport) need to keep an eye for ongoing projects there. Remember, your input is legally required. They don't hold local meetings on this project just to be nice! Ignore at your own peril.

The state airport corporation [RIAC] will... receive $300,000 to help pay for an environmental study at Newport State Airport in Middletown. The project will analyze the environmental impacts of the five-year capital projects identified in the recently completed airport master plan update.

“The Rhode Island Airport Corporation continues to do an outstanding job operating and maintaining the state’s six state-owned airports,” said Rep. Patrick Kennedy, who announced the award. “These funds will go a long way to complete the many projects that focus on increased travel safety and will allow the corporation to look ahead to future needs.”

Thanks to Projo.

Middletown Airport Meeting- 6 PM, Apr. 24

**UPDATE: Please read comment section. All those bordering the airport should attend this meeting.

Public Mtg on Newport Airport- 14, April 2008

The Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) will hold a public information meeting to review plans for vegetative removal (brush and tree clearing) and installation of obstruction lighting planned for Newport State Airport required to comply with Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) airport design standards. The Newport Airport Master Plan, made public in November of 2007, contains a section describing proposed recommendations regarding this clearing. A copy of the final Master Plan is available at http://www.pvdairport.com/ under the General Aviation section.
The purpose of this meeting is for the RIAC staff to provide the public with a briefing of the summary FAA requirements and an outline of the project details. The meeting will take place on Thursday, April 24, 2008 from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm at Middletown Town Hall on 350 East Main Road, Middletown, RI.

The last time the airport did the brush removal & lighting installation without notifying the public there were TONS of complaints. Those of you in the immediate vicinity of the airport may want to check this out.

Middletowns' Airport Plan

If you live near the airport or do business there you may want to attend the 6:00 meeting tonight at Town Hall on the $20 mil improvements the State plans for the airport.


Click here for the actual plan.