Park Rapids airport needs gate compatible with northern winters

Park Rapids airport needs gate compatible with northern winters

Discussion swirled around non-functioning airport gates at the Park Rapids Airport Commission’s quarterly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 7. Hangar tenants Lance Bagstad and Henning Petersen voiced concerns about having to drive past fuel tanks to skirt around gates they can’t open. Bagstad is also an airport commissioner, and Petersen is building an airplane. Airport manager Scott Burlingame and Matt Gustafson, project manager with TKDA, discussed t…