Runway to Close

A "cross runway" at the Fort Frances airport will be shut down at the end of September.

Councillor Paul Ryan says the runway, built more than 20 years ago, has fallen into disrepair.

“The secondary runway is not eligible for Transport Canada funding, as it is not used by scheduled passenger flights and it is estimated to cost approximately $1 million," says Ryan, "I think it will be over that—to rehabilitate and repave.

The runway is mainly utilized by small aircraft when there is a substantial crosswind, but less than 5 per cent of all aircraft using the airport last year, used the runway.