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Cd’A Airport needs traffic control tower, director says

by KAYE THORNBRUGH
Staff Writer | November 30, 2023 1:00 AM

COEUR d’ALENE — Traffic at the Coeur d’Alene Airport has increased so much that director Gaston Patterson said he plans to pursue adding an air traffic control tower at Pappy Boyington Field.

“Not only does that help sequence and improve traffic flows, but it also improves the community’s experience with the airport,” Patterson told Kootenai County commissioners during a special meeting Tuesday.

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