November 2014 - Andrea Goodell, Holland Sentinel Approval of the design contract for a new $2.6 million apron is the next piece of the puzzle for the West Michigan Regional Airport’s new business center. The contract includes survey work, drainage designs,...
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Airport Evolves After Starting as a Grass-Strip Runway
October 2014 - By Annette Manwell, HollandSentinel.com The West Michigan Regional Airport, once the Tulip City Airport, has evolved from a private grass-strip runway next to a barn in the 1940s, to the busy, growing airport it is today. In 2016, it could look...
WMAA Land Purchase Approved
October 2014 - By Annette.Manwell, HollandSentinel.com The West Michigan Regional Airport Business Center has inched one step closer to coming to fruition. The $500,000 purchase of 15.41 acres — where the facility will be built — was approved Monday by the West...
Agreement with Palisades Approved
September 2014 - The West Michigan Airport Authority (WMAA) approved an agreement with the Palisades Power Plant to act as a second staging site in the event of a major emergency. New federal regulations require nuclear power plants in the U.S. to have one staging...
Park Township Representative Resigns
September 2014 - Bruce Wickmann, one of three Park Township representatives to the Airport Authority, announced he is resigning from the Board due to a change in residency outside of Park Township. Wickmann will continue his role with the Authority’s Building and...
New Airport Authority Manager
June 2014 - Greg Robinson has been appointed by the Board to work in a new position as Airport Authority Manager. Greg retired from his position as Holland Assistant City Manager where he also worked on airport projects. He will work part-time in his new role at the...
WMRA Video Receives Telly Award
The new airport video, produced in partnership with Holland City Television and West Michigan Airport Authority, was awarded a prestigious Bronze Telly at the 34th annual Telly Awards. The three-minute, informational video is titled, “West Michigan Regional Airport,...
Airport Business Center Update
Fiscal years 2014 and 2015 are planned for projects relating to the new Airport Business Center. A variety of steps are being taken to construct the new Airport Business Center and apron area. The State of Michigan has allocated funds for property acquisition, design...
A Winter to Remember
March 2014 - Here's what Mick, Tulip City Air Service's Director of Line Services at WMRA remembers about this past winter. "Throughout this winter we have deiced 72 aircraft. If you are not quite awake when you arrive at work, you will be soon when you are in an open...
WMAA City of Zeeland Reps
April 2014 - Our Board of Directors is comprised of residents and businesspeople that live and work in our community to provide regional direction and support for the WMRA that serves an entire region. In this eNews edition, we've asked our three WMAA representatives...
Informational Postcard Mailed
Check your mailbox this week for the new, informational "Postcard to the Community" from the West Michigan Airport Authority (WMAA) mailed to the City of Zeeland, City of Holland, and Park Township residents. The following people share how our airport is "part of our...
WMAA Board Tour
December 2013 - Board members took a walking tour of West Shore Aviation's hangars and Tulip City Air Service's hangars at WMRA to learn more about the aircraft based at the airport. The Board also took this opportunity to discuss future aviation needs.