Pilots' hopes deflated in airport meeting

After a meeting with regional airplane leadership Thursday, the hangar owners and pilots at the Coeur d'Alene Airport/Pappy Boyington Field were told the future of their runways fell on the support of county officials. From top left to bottom right: Alex Gertsen, the NBAA director of airports and ground infrastructure, Cynthia Marlette, Hagadone Corporation aviation director Keith Lang, NBAA Northwest Mountain Regional Representative Kristi Ivey and AOPA Northwest Mountain Regional Manager Josh Pruzek. (MADISON HARDY/Press)