Upgrade work on Flying Cloud Airport in Eden Prairie, Minnesota, has begun.

The $27 million expansion program includes runway extensions, new taxiways, additional hangar facilities, and sewer and water improvements.

The project will allow more efficient use of the airport, enhance safety and increase aircraft storage capacity.

Presently, the longest runway at Flying Cloud is too short for many aircraft currently using the airport to take off fully loaded.

As a result, many aircraft can’t carry as many people, bags or cargo as their aircraft were designed to accommodate.

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