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A Lee Enterprises, Incorporated newspaper. Majority shareholder: David Hoffmann, Hoffmann Media Group.
Pilot shortage leads to diminished service at Nebraska airports
- By ROBBY KORTH / Lincoln Journal Star
- May 4, 2014
- May 4, 2014 Updated Oct 30, 2015
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The McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, which served 412 departing passengers in the first quarter of 2013, saw that number dip to 54 for the first three months of 2014.
GRANT STRUNK/For the Lincoln Journal Star
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By ROBBY KORTH / Lincoln Journal Star
Alliance's city manager should have expected this hiccup.
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Passenger numbers at Nebraska's regional airports
Airport city 2012 2013 2014 Percentage change from 2013 to 2014 Alliance 332 384 80 - 79 % Chadron 534 487 207 - 57 % Grand Island 14,840 14,242 15,515 9 % Kearney 2,867 3,154 2,440 - 23 % McCook 340 412 54 - 87 % North Platte 2,423 2,682 1,121 - 58 % Scottsbluff 2,014 2,348 1,074 - 54 %
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The McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, which served 412 departing passengers in the first quarter of 2013, saw that number dip to 54 for the first three months of 2014.
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