Airport runway expansion nears reality
For years, the Crystal River Airport’s runway extension seemed perpetually stuck just beyond reach.
Studies were commissioned. Plans were revised. Pilots and aviation companies continued asking for more runway. Local officials lobbied state and federal agencies for support. Yet the project remained grounded by funding challenges, environmental reviews and a series of obstacles that stretched the effort across more than a decade.
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