Branson Airport puts finishing touches on runway

Construction of the runway at Branson Airport is concluding this week, the airport announced.

All painting on the 7,140-foot-long, 150-foot-wide runway and parallel taxiway is finished, and the last of the runway lights, signage and navigational aids are being installed, according to a news release. The runway will accommodate aircraft ranging from private airplanes to commercial airliners the size of a Boeing 767.

The next focus for the $155 million airport is to finish the terminal, which has been under construction for about five months and should be finished next April, the release said. Springfield firm DeWitt & Associates is constructing the $9.8 million, 58,000-square-foot building.

Work on the control tower, meanwhile, is set to begin in early November and conclude by April.

The airport is located in the 8,000-acre Branson Creek development, just south of Branson, and it is slated to open next May. Officials are planning a celebration with air show performers for May 9-10, according to the release.[[In-content Ad]]