SIKESTON, Mo. -- Maintaining Sikeston's airport is important to the city's future economic development, said Alan Keenan of the Airport Comprehensive Plan Committee.
Keenan said for many corporate representatives, "the airport is our community's first impression."
He said strengthening the "ramp" or apron, where planes are parked outside the terminal was the top priority.
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