A private event at the Allen County Regional Airport over the weekend generated more than $33,600 in revenue for the county and businesses. The airport sold $27,507.94 in fuel for the weekend fly-in that brought…

“I came here to see a plane I haven’t seen in 50 years,” Ron Smith said, smiling as he made his way across the concrete apron of the Allen County Regional Airport. His target: Naked…

Federal relief money should cover most of the county’s portion of a multi-million airport infrastructure project. Allen County commissioners and Thrive Allen County representatives dug into the requirements of a $3 million Building a Stronger…

When opportunity came knocking, Allen County was ready. For almost two years, county leaders had been laying the groundwork to provide infrastructure needs at the airport — roads, water, electricity, natural gas and broadband internet.…

Ever since Jonathan Goering moved to Iola in June 2020, he’d heard a recurring theme: the Allen County Regional Airport has untapped potential.   “Over and over people would tell me the airport is a…

Allen County’s airport could become a hub for wildfire fighting. An aerial firefighting crew based in Hutchinson wants to use the local airport as a place to refill their water tanks if there is a…

Big things could be coming to the Allen County Regional Airport. At least two hangars, one for a crop dusting business and an even larger one for a Topeka air museum, are on the horizon.…

A revitalized airport advisory board met for the first time in years this weekend, outlining high hopes for the future of the Allen County Regional Airport. That includes an interest in building more hangars, the…

Allen County leaders will struggle with a “chicken and egg” question as they consider how to best develop property surrounding the airport. They want to invest millions of dollars — hopefully through grants — to…

Beautiful weather greeted a large crowd Thursday afternoon at the Allen County Airport for the Fly Kansas Air Tour, an annual event sponsored by the Kansas Commission on Aerospace Education and the Kansas Department of…