Marion council eliminates east-west runway from airport’s long-term plan

Council cites project’s cost, questions from MEDCO about Marion Enterprise Center development near airport property

By: Richard Pratt|September 27, 2023

The LuxAir Aviation office at the Marion Airport is shown in 2022. CREDIT RICHARD PRATT

There are no longer plans to build an east-west runway at the Marion Airport.

At its meeting Sept. 21, the Marion City Council voted unanimously to suspend provisions of the Airport Layout Plan (ALP) for the Marion Airport relating to the proposed east-west runway.

The second runway, which would have joined the airport’s existing north-south runway, was one of the key components of the ALP, completed in 2017 with a…

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Marion council eliminates east-west runway from airport’s long-term plan

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