The Division of Aeronautics has chosen Quad City International (MLI) as Illinois Primary Airport of the Year.
Bruce Carter, MLI’s director of aviation, accepted the honor during the Illinois Aviation Conference in St. Charles, Ill.
Susan Shea, director of the Division of Aeronautics, presented the award, saying, “The Division of Aeronautics enjoys a fantastic working relationship with the Quad City International Airport. The Runway 9/27 Reconstruction/Taxiway P project was a complex, multi-year endeavor that required an incredible level of communication and coordination. The success of this project is a perfect example of our longstanding partnership with QCIA and would not have been possible without the cooperation of Director Carter and his dedicated staff.”
In accepting the award, MLI Director of Aviation Bruce Carter called the partnership with the division “critical.”
“It’s a very exciting time to be accepting this award,” he said. “We would not have received this award if it wasn’t for the hard work of all of the [Metropolitan Airport Authority] employees, the airport authority board members and all of the tenants. The partnership we have with the Division of Aeronautics and the [Federal Aviation Administration] is critical to the infrastructure improvements we have made over the last several years, and months.”
It is the third time the airport has received the award; it was also honored in 1999 and 2004.
