Published 3 months ago

Backers on a mission to bring commuter air service back to Newport on Oregon Coast

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Newport Airport has two large World War II-era runways, a LifeFlight office, small hangars for planes, and a U.S. Coast Guard auxiliary station. Town leaders are hoping to attract passenger flights as well. Port of Newport executive director Paula Miranda estimates that she has to drive to Portland about once a week.

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Backers on a mission to bring commuter air service back to Newport on Oregon Coast

Oregon has 98 airports, both private and public. Some are little more than a field where pilots can practice takeoffs and landings. Others, like Portland International, help drive Oregon’s economy.Newport Airport, on the central Oregon Coast, lies somewhere in between. But locals want it to be bigger.“We need to attract commuter air service,” said Newport city airport director Lance Vanderbeck, who is one of just three airport staff.He started p…

3 months ago·Portland, United States

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