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Dennis Donovan

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3. At least aircraft owners were given a few weeks notice of its closure...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Dec 26, 2024, 01:31 PM

Dec 26

Back in 2003, the owner/operators of aircraft at Meigs Field in Chicago never even got a warning that the city was closing the airport. Mayor Daley sent a bulldozer in the middle of the night to tear up the runway by digging two deep X's on each end of the runway. Pilots had to use the taxiways to "evacuate" their aircraft from the now-closed airport. I always thought that was a shitty thing for Daley to do.

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Airport with runway straddling the border of the U.S. and Canada will close [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Dec 26 OP

I don't know about this particular airport, but I have a feeling Walleye Dec 26 #1

Not surprising considering slob is starting off alienating allies. Again. SheltieLover Dec 26 #2

At least aircraft owners were given a few weeks notice of its closure... Dennis Donovan Dec 26 #3