Airport finishing runway, equipment improvements

Airport finishing runway,

equipment improvements

Manager says facility received ringing endorsement from feds

Work is continuing to improve operations at the Havre City-County Airport, with a nearly $1 million runway project almost completed and new snow removal equipment en route.

"The runway opening should be today," said Jim Lyons, manager of the airport.

Lyons said the airport's north-south runway was in need of resurfacing, and the Knife River construction company of Kalispell was finishing up striping and electrical work. The project, paid for with federal grants and loans, had a tota...