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HURRICANE, Utah (AP) -- The southern Utah city of Hurricane has approved realigning and eventually extending the runway at the municipal airport, hoping to attract larger aircraft, improve safety and increase economic opportunities.
It just doesn't have the money yet to do it.
The Spectrum of St. George reports the runway would be reoriented more north-to-south to allow for it to be nearly doubled in length in the future, to more than 6,200 feet.
Officials say the proposed realignment approved Thursday could cost up to $10 million over six years, almost all paid for by the federal and state governments.
City Airport Board chief Don Horton told City Council members it could take more than a year to get Federal Aviation Administration funding.
Colorado-based Armstrong Consultants Inc. is developing the proposal.
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