Flying into and out of St. Clair County is going to be on hold for a short time. Improvements and upgrades to the airport have been made in phases over the last few months and the St. Clair County Airport will be closed for the next 10 days, according to Airport Director Kathy Reaume. The closure is part of a 4.6 million dollar federal grant that will be renovating the runways. Reaume said, “she is very pleased with the work being done so far, and that they are currently ahead of schedule.” In addition to new asphalt on all of the surfaces, new electrical and lighting will be installed as well. Reaume also stated that the current complete closure is a result of construction on a cross-section of the two runways. The airport is set to reopen on August 26th at 7 AM. The airport services approximately 32,000 flights every year.
