Ford Motor Company’s Gulfstream G650 ultra-high-speed, ultralong- range business jet flew into the Wellington Municipal Airport this weekend. Manufactured by Gulfstream Aerospace, these airplanes are designed to provide all the comforts of home, at 50,000 feet. The aircraft can carry up to 18 passengers with a range of 7,000nm. The aerodynamic wing increases speed, range and fuel efficiency.
We had a full week at the Wellington Municipal Airport with a number of different helicopters coming through, including this Black Hawk. The AAR corporate jet came in for meetings at the former Triumph building.
The Wellington Municipal Airport was one of 58 projects at 37 Kansas airports recently selected to receive a grant from the Kansas Airport Improvement Program (KAIP). The airport’s current rotating beacon is obsolete and the grant for $11,700 will fund its replacement.
It was a busy week at the Wellington Municipal Airport as members of the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade’s 4th Attack Battalion from Butts Army Airfield, Fort Carson, Colorado flew three Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters into the airport for refueling.