Jet stuck on Concord runway holds up NASCAR flights
The jet's wheels got stuck as it was turning onto the runway at Concord Regional Airport.
View ArticleSequestration cuts could close tower at Concord Airport
The City of Concord, which runs the airport, said the budget cuts likely will mean the loss of NASCAR charter flights and other corporate jet business. Seven air traffic controllers will lose their...
View ArticleControl tower funds gone, but Concord airport to stay open
Concord officials said Friday they’ve been formally notified that federal funding for the control tower at Concord Regional Airport has been eliminated as part of federal budget cutting. The city says...
View ArticleFAA delays control tower closings until June 15
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday afternoon that it will delay until June 15 the planned budget-related closings of federal contract air traffic control towers. The closings were...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: History in the air
A P51 was among the old aircraft at Concord airport in recent days. Click for Robert Taylor's photos.
View ArticleAllegiant Air to start regular flights from Concord to Orlando in Dec.
CONCORD - Concord Regional Airport will reach a new milestone this Dec. 20 when Florida-based Allegiant Air launches the airport's first-ever scheduled air service, twice-weekly flights to...
View ArticleConcord hopes Allegiant Air will fuel expansion, as it becomes ‘USA’
CONCORD - TSA screening and general passenger traffic are coming to the small, city-owned Concord Regional Airport thanks to last week's announcement that Allegiant will offer scheduled service to...
View ArticleIn the news: Amazon plans distribution center in Concord
CONCORD - Amazon.com reportedly plans to open a distribution center in an industrial building under construction near Concord Airport, the Charlotte Business Journal reported Tuesday.
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