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New MnWAS computers coming to an airport near you!
MnDOT is currently testing a new type of MnWAS weather computer at eleven airports across the state. We are looking for user’s feedback on these new computers.
Click here for more information.
Click here or on the "Weather" link on the right side of the page to view the homepage for the new computers and to access the survey.

Transportation Development Program
The Transportation Economic Development Program (TED) is a competitive grant program available to communities for highway improvement and public infrastructure projects that create jobs and support economic development.
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2012 Minnesota Airport Directory & Travel Guide

The 2012 Airport Directory & Travel Guide is available online.
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Training Opportunity

The TRB Webinar: Small Airports: Practical Guidance for Survival was held on December 5, 2011.
To view a recorded version of the webinar click here.
Presentation Materials:
Small Airports: Practical Guidance for Survival (PDF)
ACRP Report 44: Preservation of Public-Use Airports
ACRP Report 28: Marketing for Small Airports

2012 State Aviation System Plan

The Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) Office

of Aeronautics is working on a new Minnesota State Aviation System Plan (SASP). The SASP is a comprehensive 20-year plan for the development of airports and aviation in Minnesota. The 2011 SASP will develop usable planning tools to assist in making informed and cost-effective decisions guiding the development of Minnesota's system of airports.
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FAA Requiring Re-registration of Aircraft on a Three Year Recurring

The first re-registration notices will be sent on or shortly after October 1, 2010, for aircraft that were registered in March of any year. These aircraft are assigned an expiration date of March 31, 2011. The owners of these aircraft must apply for re-registration between November 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011, their assigned timely filing window.

Minnesota Aviation Trivia Game

Here is a great opportunity to have fun while learning many very interesting and unique facts about Minnesota’s amazing aviation history. Play our Minnesota Aviation Trivia Game. Be sure to check back every other week because there will be a new and fascinating question and answer available for you. Enjoy the game!

Question 19:
On what date was the Minnesota Air National Guard officially recognized
and at which airport was the unit officially stationed at the time of recognition?

Minnesota Aviation Trivia Game answers, please click here.

Wide Area Multilateration (WAM)

The Minnesota Office of Aeronautics wants to fill a large radar coverage gap in Minnesota with a new technology called Wide Area Multilateration (WAM). The Office of Aeronautics and the FAA are working together to find a way to bring WAM to Minnesota.
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Airports provide jobs and bring money to communities.
Minnesota’s airports contributed more than $12.1 billion to the state’s economy in 2009, while providing nearly 165,000 jobs that produced more than $6.4 billion in labor income. For more detail information see Aviation in Minnesota brochure.

Fly Minnesota Passport

Fly Minnesota Airports! is a program sponsored by MnDOT Aeronautics and the Minnesota Council of Airports (MCOA) to promote general aviation in Minnesota.
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