County approves airport expansion

  • County Advisory Board Chairman Paul McGill and GCRA Manager Sonya Stephenson look forward to the airport's planned expansion. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff
    County Advisory Board Chairman Paul McGill and GCRA Manager Sonya Stephenson look forward to the airport's planned expansion. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff
  • The Greene County Airport averages more than 50 flights per week. CONTRIBUTED
    The Greene County Airport averages more than 50 flights per week. CONTRIBUTED
  • Part-time residents Lenny and Michele Weiss in front of their plane, headed to Miami. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff
    Part-time residents Lenny and Michele Weiss in front of their plane, headed to Miami. MAUREEN STRATTON/Staff
As growing counties go, Greene County has the advantage of having a small regional airport three miles outside the city of Greensboro on Union Point Highway, which services up to 55 planes a week. Serviced as a general aviation airport, it is a testament to good county planning with the introduction of the Reynolds facilities, one of the lake area’s premier golf courses and home to the Ritz…

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