- Moore County Airport targets commercial flights.
- MCA and Fayetteville applied for federal air service grants.
- MCA seeks Part 139 certification for larger aircraft service.
Commercial flights to Pinehurst for the U.S. Open? That appears to be what Moore County Airport is targeting, particularly from the Northeast and Florida.
As Raleigh-Durham International Airport keeps expanding, airports in the surrounding area are trying to pick up market share of their own, citing the unpredictability of traffic as one reason their communities need flights of their own instead of solely relying on RDU.
Fayetteville Regional Airport is also trying to double down on commercial air service, pushing for nonstop service to Washington, D.C., and Orlando as alternatives to RDU…