Airport

Passenger traffic at the Salt Lake City airport during the busy Thanksgiving weekend grew 11 percent this year.

TWIN FALLS, Idaho (KLIX) Twin Falls city and county officials cut the red ribbon Wednesday morning to dedicated the newest part of the regional airport.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Salt Lake City International Airport has set a new record after welcoming more than 23 million passengers during a one-year period.

Two Boise air traffic controllers could be in trouble after a nearly disastrous morning last month. The morning of November 19th calls to air traffic control at the Boise Airport went unanswered from incoming and outgoing aircraft.

A warning for all those who fear the growth of big regulatory government.  I’ve seen it in action while visiting Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Officials with a central Idaho airport have approved a noise study seeking ways to reduce aircraft noise for nearby residents.

STANELY, Idaho (KLIX)- The Stanley Airport Main Building caught fire early Saturday morning. According to Sean Tajkowski, Technical Planning for the town of Stanley, a Hanger with aircraft was saved along with three outbuildings, some heavy equipment, trailers, and three people living on grounds...

HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — The mayor of the central Idaho town of Hailey says the county's commissioners are obstructing efforts to move the local airport out of the community by refusing to rezone potential replacement sites.

BURLEY, Idaho (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration will do an aeronautic study after a south-central Idaho company increased the size of exhaust stacks and pilots from a nearby airport cited safety concerns.

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Utah senator will introduce a bill this legislative session to outlaw smoking lounges in the Salt Lake City airport.

A plane has crashed south of the Idaho Falls Airport. According to KMVT two people lost their lives in the crash.

(KLIX)- Joslin Field, Magic Valley Airport has gotten a federal grant to increase capacity to and from Salt Lake City. The US Department of Transportation handed out 19 grants to small regional airports across the nation. The goal of the grant is to encourage more passenger air service to and from the Magic Valley...

(KLIX)-The Idaho Transportation Department is wanting the publics help in building a road map for the next five years. Its not actually a map, but a plan for transportation projects in the state called Idaho Tranportation Investment Program...

(KLIX)-The Twin Falls airport is busy this week preparing for the 2012 Air Magic Valley airshow. Many aircraft are making their way to the airport. The Navy Blue Angels have landed and other performers are set to arrive Wednesday. Organizers are setting up fences and organizing parking...

(KLIX)- A key element fighting many of the fires in southern Idaho is aircraft. At the Twin Falls Airport and Bureau of Land Management air base crews work tirelessly to get firefighting planes in the air. Nearly every minute there is some type of aircraft landing or taking off from Joslin Field...

(KLIX)-The Magic Valley Airport has a little extra spending Money to put in its pocket. Airport Manager Bill Carberry told city council that the Idaho Transportation Department offered up a $20-thousand dollar grant to the airport. He says they got the money for basically spending money...

Twin Falls (KLIX)- More air service could come to the Magic Valley thanks to a federal grant. Right now airport staff is hoping to secure a US Department of Transportation grant of about half a million dollars. It’s part of the Small Community Air Service Development Program Grant...

Emergency crews were sent to the Buhl airport late this afternoon after a report of a plane crash.  Details are sketchy but reports are that  one person was treated at a local hospital from injuries received in the crash.  The extent of the injuries are unknown...

Twin Falls, Idaho (KLIX) A helicopter pilot walked away from a crash at the Twin Falls airport this weekend. According to the city a small helicopter went down Sunday morning half a mile south of the Magic Valley Regional Airport. The pilot was the only one in the aircraft...

Boise, Idaho (KTVB) Many Magic Valley residents fly out of the Boise Airport and they take a lot with them, whether it be toothpaste, combs’ and other toiletries. But, believe it or not people have tried to take a cattle prod on board a plane at the airport...