Kansas Governor to Dedicate New Rooks County Regional Airport Sept. 29

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback will highlight the dedication ceremony September 29, for the new Rooks County Regional Airport. The ceremony will begin at approximately 2 p.m. CDT.

The Rooks County Regional Airport is the first new airport constructed in the state of Kansas since 1989. The all-weather airport replaces individual turf runway airports that have long served the communities of Plainville and Stockton.

In addition to the Governor, representatives from the Kansas congressional delegation, Federal Aviation Administration, state, county and local agencies will participate in the dedication. For more information, go to www.rookscountyairport.com .

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Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.