Yeager Airport

The Federal Aviation Administration held the first of two public scoping workshops Wednesday as it begins an Environmental Impact Study (EIS) to expand the runway at Charleston’s International Yeager Airport.

A new exhibit on Chuck Yeager, coinciding with the 75th anniversary of his breaking the sound barrier, has opened at West Virginia International Yeager Airport.

Airports are the cornerstone for the economic development and vitality of any region. As a key part of West Virginia’s transportation system, a viable airport network is the catalyst for state access to the national and worldwide marketplace.

About 50 people met at the trailhead of the Alice Knight Trail in Coonskin Park Sunday at the invitation of West Virginia Rivers and West Virginians for Public Lands. The group took a one mile hike to assess the potential impact on the park from a proposed expansion of Yeager Airport's main runway.

The Federal Aviation Administration plans to begin environmental studies for proposed upgrades to Charleston’s Yeager International Airport — a process that is expected to take about two years.

West Virginia International Yeager Airport has named a new executive director following the surprise resignation of Nick Keller.

West Virginia will receive more than $8.7 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for three airport projects.

The terminal project qualifies for grants from the recently enacted Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which both senators supported.

On this West Virginia Morning, the Charleston Police Department is exploring a plan to refit the department's shotguns to use non-lethal ammunition following a recent shooting of a Black man on the city’s West Side. Also, in this show, we learn about the “Pot Plane Crash” on June 6, 1979. The smuggler who set it all up came to Charleston last week to talk about the crash and his life since.

Federal, state and local representatives gathered at Yeager Airport in Charleston Thursday to break ground for the new Marshall University Bill Noe Flight…