/tags/airports airports en-US WLRN Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:41:31 GMT /transportation/2024-07-23/feds-investigate-another-low-flight-by-a-southwest-jet-landing-in-fort-lauderdale A Southwest Airlines jet flew as low as 150 feet over Old Tampa Bay, but instead of landing in Tampa, it flew to Fort Lauderdale. Tue, 23 Jul 2024 14:41:31 GMT /transportation/2024-07-23/feds-investigate-another-low-flight-by-a-southwest-jet-landing-in-fort-lauderdale Associated Press /transportation/2024-06-18/pbia-airport-second-runway-record-passengers For the first time, the 12-month passenger count has topped 7.9 million, as traffic rebounds from the pandemic shutdown. The growth is behind the decision to move forward with a controversial effort to create a parallel runway capable of supporting commercial jets. Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:47:13 GMT /transportation/2024-06-18/pbia-airport-second-runway-record-passengers Joel Engelhardt and Carolyn DiPaolo | Stet News /business/2024-06-17/a-new-airport-could-spark-the-economy-in-a-rural-part-of-florida-will-the-workforce-be-ready A rural Florida county is hoping a new $300 million airport will transform its economy and create more than 1,400 new, high-skilled jobs. But to make good on its promise, Hendry County's educators will have to overcome some harsh realities. Mon, 17 Jun 2024 14:15:08 GMT /business/2024-06-17/a-new-airport-could-spark-the-economy-in-a-rural-part-of-florida-will-the-workforce-be-ready Associated Press /development/2024-04-23/palm-beach-international-airport-runway-plan Palm Beach County commissioners gave the go-ahead April 16 to embark on a 10- to 12-year effort to extend the parallel runway at Palm Beach International Airport to 8,000 feet. Tue, 23 Apr 2024 19:27:24 GMT /development/2024-04-23/palm-beach-international-airport-runway-plan Joel Engelhardt and Carolyn DiPaolo | Stet News /development/2024-04-17/palm-beach-gardens-area-airport-could-get-longer-runway Public comment period underway for study that would pave the way to extend the diagonal runway to 6,000 feet at the North Palm Beach County Airport outside Palm Beach Gardens. Wed, 17 Apr 2024 13:40:25 GMT /development/2024-04-17/palm-beach-gardens-area-airport-could-get-longer-runway Joel Engelhardt | Stet News /transportation/2024-03-20/florida-air-traffic-controller-shortage Travel season is underway with Spring Breakers packing airlines to get to the sunshine state. However, the Federal Aviation Authority reports an ongoing shortage in air traffic controllers, which could impact your ability to fly home. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:28:55 GMT /transportation/2024-03-20/florida-air-traffic-controller-shortage Talia Blake /npr-breaking-news/2023-03-08/an-attempted-airport-heist-of-32-million-in-chile-leaves-2-people-dead An airport shootout in Chile's capital killed a security officer and an alleged robber. The cash, aboard a plane from Miami, was being transferred to an armored truck. Wed, 08 Mar 2023 22:38:22 GMT /npr-breaking-news/2023-03-08/an-attempted-airport-heist-of-32-million-in-chile-leaves-2-people-dead The Associated Press /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-20/a-record-6-542-guns-18-a-day-were-intercepted-at-u-s-airport-security-in-2022 With the exception of pandemic-disrupted 2020, the number of weapons intercepted at U.S. airport checkpoints has climbed every year since 2010. Mon, 20 Feb 2023 06:24:45 GMT /npr-breaking-news/npr-breaking-news/2023-02-20/a-record-6-542-guns-18-a-day-were-intercepted-at-u-s-airport-security-in-2022 The Associated Press /local-news/2023-02-07/miami-international-airport-marked-the-busiest-airport-in-florida-in-2022 The airport's performance in 2022 surpassed its previous record of 45.9 million passengers in 2019. Tue, 07 Feb 2023 12:10:00 GMT /local-news/2023-02-07/miami-international-airport-marked-the-busiest-airport-in-florida-in-2022 Anna Jean Kaiser /weather/2022-12-20/a-severe-arctic-storm-could-threaten-holiday-travel-across-the-u-s Biting wind and heavy snow are expected across 17 states this week, sending temperatures plummeting as low as minus 30 F in some areas. Blizzard conditions could hit the Upper Midwest on Thursday. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 22:00:00 GMT /weather/2022-12-20/a-severe-arctic-storm-could-threaten-holiday-travel-across-the-u-s Emily Olson, David Schaper, Ivy Winfrey