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Future Plans for Twisp Airport
A picture is worth a thousand words, right! This is the engineer's drawing for the future Twisp Airport expansion and improvements. The first phase will be the widening and repaving of the runway. Perhaps the next step will be the construction of the new north-side taxiway. Several more hangars are slated to be built this year on the North side so a taxiway on that side becomes more necessary. The complete engineering drawing can be accessed by clicking on the link in the paragraph below.
The latest on the runway project as of January 2010 George Rynolds, a Riedesel representative, stated that the bidding process for the runway project will begin in February, 2010. A new summary of the project (more than you ever wanted to know) can be viewed at: Twisp Runway Project It seems that the biggest challenge is schedule construction in such a way that sufficient grant money will be available to complete the work in a timely manner. Because of the way the grant process works it may not be possible to begin actual construction until mid 2009. Another financial challenge will be to generate the matching funds necessary to qualify for the grant. There are big plans ahead for the Twisp Municipal Airport. A comprehensive airport plan is nearing completion. It can be viewed at www.airside.net. Click on the link below to have a look. It is a large file so a high speed internet connection works best. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- September 14, 2007 This Friday morning Morgan Smith and Don Owens met with representatives, George Reynolds and Ken Duncan, of the Riedesel Engineering Firm. They were invited by the City of Twisp to bid on the engineering and planning for the new and upgraded runway. We looked at the airport, the layout plan, walked the runway and discussed many aspects of the runway project. They expressed interest in the project and will submit a bid for the work in the near future. This is the beginning of some very exciting improvements at the Twisp Airport. Check the link above to see what the Twisp Airport may look like someday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ We got it! The grant will provide approximately $80,000 for engineering work which will result in repaving, marking, widening, and moving the runway lights. The airport will be required to provide approximately $3,500 in matching funds. This is a good deal for our airport. They will be watching, however to see how well the money is used and if we do a good job on this phase of construction. This will be looked at when we apply for future grants. The width will go to 60' and have standard markings and clearances. The grant will be applied for in two stages. The first will be for the engineering and planning and the second will be for the actual construction. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hangar spaces are available at the Twisp Municipal Airport for a very reasonable annual lease. Contact the airport manager for information. Phone: 509-996-9883
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