County seeks status change for airport in Middlesex Co.
by Tom Chillemi –
Hummel Field airport is at a crossroads.
A proposal has been made that could be the beginning of building a runway that is longer, wider and safer. The runway would be re-aligned and angled slightly to the east so that planes will not have to fly over houses.
The proposal has been submitted to the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (BOS) by Oscar Barber of Topping, president of Delaware Corporation (DelCorp). Barber, 78, has been a pilot for 57 years.
DelCorp’s proposal assumes the total cost of improvements to be $1.3 million, with the Virginia Department of Aviation funding 70%, and DelCorp funding 30%, about $390,000.
An additional 8.5 acres will be needed to re-align the runway and…
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