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Monthly Meeting: QC Airport Taxiway Realignment

Join us on June 16, 2021 when Travis Strait, and Engineer with Crawford, Murphy, and Tilly (CMT) Engineers presents on the Quad Cities Airport Taxiway Realignment.   

Travis has been with CMT over 19 years.  He is a Bradley University Graduate, graduating in 2002.  He is based on Moline, IL.  Initially in his career, Travis was working for projects in the Chicago Rockford International Airport.  For the past six years, Travis has focused more on the Quad Cities Region.

The Quad Cities Airport has four airlines.  These are Allegiant, American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines.  The airport connects to Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, the Twin Cities, Dallas, Las Vegas, Orlando, Phoenix, Fort Myers, and St. Petersburg.  Both the Illinois Department of Transportation (aeronautics) and the Economic Impact of Aviation have documented the viable economic impact of the Quad Cities Airport.

The Airport is governed by a Board of Commissioners that are appointed by the Rock Island County Board Chairman and the Mayors of East Moline, Moline, Milan, Rock Island, and Silvis.  The Executive Director is Mr. Benjamin Lieschner, AAE.  He became Executive Director in 2018.