MEEKER I Starting April 8, Meeker Airport will be closed for approximately seven months while Rio Blanco County carries out two projects to improve the runway area at the facility to what eventually may be a C2 rating.
Bird’s-eye view …
November 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Dirt work continues at the Meeker Airport, where more than 1 million cubic feet of dirt will be moved during the widening of the runway project currently in Phase II.
Meeker runway project underway
September 1, 2012 by Leave a Comment
MEEKER I Work began in earnest last week on the Meeker Airport Runway Reconstruction Project. Fiore and Sons, Inc., began major dirt-work operations at the airport and will continue into the fall until winter weather shuts them down.
Helitack provides attack
August 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
RBC I The Teton Helitack team from Jackson, Wyo., first came to Rio Blanco County July 22, to help with the Powell fire.
Airport reconstruction moves forward
July 13, 2012 by Leave a Comment
MEEKER I Rio Blanco County commissioners were notified July 3 that the federal funding for the Meeker Airport reconstruction project has been released.
FAA honors Coulter’s service
December 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
MEEKER I Former Meeker Airport manager Gary Coulter was surprised when Rick Stednitz of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Safety Team showed up in Meeker to honor the retired pilot and aviation mechanic with the Charles Taylor Master Mechanic award.
Commissioners adopt budget
December 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
RBC I In a public meeting last Monday, Rio Blanco County budget director Chris Singleton presented an overview of the proposed 2012 budget to commissioners and department heads.
Grant will go to Meeker Airport
February 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
MEEKER — Thanks to a grant announced last week, Meeker Airport will expand its operations.
