Essential air service promised in Brainerd through 2023
“It does help our region to have access to safe and affordable and reliable air transportation,” Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport Director Wright said.
9:00 am, Dec. 18, 2020
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Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport. Kelly Humphrey / Brainerd Dispatch
Air service to the lakes area through the Brainerd Lakes Regional Airport is guaranteed to continue for at least the next three years, Congressman Pete Stauber announced this week.
Stauber said in a news release Wednesday, Dec. 16, the Minnesota Department of Transportation chose SkyWest Airlines to provide essential air service in Brainerd and International Falls from Feb. 1, 2021, through Jan. 31, 2024.
“I am excited to announce the Department of Transportation has selected the Brainerd and International Falls communities for Essential Air Service. This will provide residents in our rural communities with reliable air service and incentivize more small businesses to move to rural Minnesota,” Stauber said in a news release. “As a Member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, I am committed to protecting air service for rural communities and will continue to work to secure this service for other rural parts of Minnesota’s Eighth District.”