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Renewal of contracts could bring changes to air service outside metro areas

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Tuesday, April 21, 2015

By Justin McDuffie

Smaller airports in places like Prescott connect with major airports more than 100 miles away through a federal program called Essential Air Service. Contracts through the program are up for renewal, and with that comes reevaluation of what is needed for the communities that rely on it.