The grant will be used to add 400 feet to the airstrip just north of the glacier’s face. Improvements also call for cutting cottonwood trees an additional 200 feet, which will yield “a reasonably safe bush strip,” according to officials with the Recreational Aviation Foundation.
$50,000 grant will improve, expand airstrip at Alaska’s Childs Glacier
by General Aviation News Staff | Feb 9, 2022 | #Aircraft, 20220217, Airports, Aviation News, Briefings, flying, General Aviation, News, Pilots, Recreational Aviation Foundation | 0 comments