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Construction of new airport relieves RDU in 1998

Published: 2011-12-02 05:00:00
Updated: 2011-12-03 11:56:38

Was the construction of a $13.6 million general aviation airport reliever airport for RDU worth it? RDU was rapidly growing in the 1990s and becoming overcrowded for general aviation. Former reporter and current FOX news anchor Brett Baier covered this story in 1998 on the construction of the Sanford-Lee County Regional Airport. This story aired on Dec. 2, 1998.

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