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In the last six months, 150 reports of drones flying unusually close to airports, helicopters, or planes in Florida airspace.
Read More »Data Reveals Drones Flying Dangerously Close In Increasingly Crowded Skies
GNV Airport Works To Mitigate Number Of Wildlife Strike Deaths
Gainesville Regional Airport's efforts to reduce the number of animals struck by airplanes have been effective. The number of animal strikes at GNV has been trending downward over the past five years, even as total number of flights into and out of the airport has trended upward since 2014.
Read More »Untold Florida: Why Are Ocala’s Passenger Flights Still Grounded?
Ocala’s International Airport plans to formally open its new general aviation terminal to the public on Feb. 28, marking a period of growth for the facility. Despite this, the return of passenger flight to Ocala is not on the radar.
Read More »Florida Senate Bill to Allow Law Enforcement An Expanded Use Of Drones
Scott Fielding, drone specialist at Alachua County Fire Rescue, said the use of drones has been important for his department.
Read More »American Airlines’ New Dallas Route Boosts Gainesville Regional Passenger Traffic
GNV's new Dallas/Fort Worth flight flew nearly 24,000 passengers to the Lone Star route in its first six months of operations.
Read More »2 Small Planes Collide In Air Near Florida Airpark
Authorities say two small planes have collided while flying near a Florida airpark.
Read More »Plane Made Emergency Landing On Interstate 75
A plane made an emergency landing on I-75 forcing multiple lane closures.
Read More »Florida Voices | World War II Veterans: Frederic Rubin
This is Florida Voices, a series of stories from ordinary Floridians with extraordinary stories to share.
Read More »Gainesville Regional Airport Expansion Construction Set To Begin In 2018
Bob Page, chairman of the GNV airport board, said the main purpose of the expansion is to create more space to accommodate passenger experience.
Read More »UPDATE: Pilot Killed In Micanopy Crash Identified; Weather Possible Cause
The Marion County Sheriff's Office and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating a small plane crash that left one dead near Williston Tuesday morning.
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