June 21, 2016
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has finalized the first operational rules for routine commercial use of small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or “drones”), opening pathways towards fully integrating UAS into the nation’s airspace. These new regulations work to harness new innovations safely, to spur job growth, advance critical scientific research and save lives.
June 16, 2016
The FAA's final policy on the non-aeronautical use of airport hangars has been published in the Federal Register and will take effect on July 1, 2017. The FAA is issuing the policy to clarify how aviation facilities - including hangars can be used on airports that receive federal funds. The final policy strikes a balance between hangar use for aviation and non-aviation purposes.
June 9, 2016
On June 9th, the Aeronautics Commission held its annual grant meeting and awarded 3.4 million in airport grants.
June 1, 2016
Powder River One, Powder River Two, Powder River Three, Powder River Four, and Gaps A, B and C, will be used for this exercise.
May 23, 2016
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) posted a large database showing the city, state and zip code of each registered drone owner.
May 20, 2016
Operations with a Hermes 450 large unmanned aircraft will begin operations today from the Hillsboro airport.
May 5, 2016
Lt. Matt "Killjoy" Martin has requested an audience with users in the area to verify how the MOA has been affecting their travel.
May 4, 2016
Huerta announced the FAA will start allowing students to operate UAS for educational and research purposes today.
March 17, 2016
A large force exercise of military aircraft has been scheduled for March 30-31 in the Powder River Training Complex.
March 10, 2016
Fifteen pilots were recently presented with awards for participating in the “Fly North Dakota Airports” Passport Program.