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Chippewa Valley Regional Airport is a public-use airport in Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States. The airport is owned by Eau Claire and is located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of the city of Eau Claire, Wisconsin.〔 It is the largest airport in the 30-county northern Wisconsin area and serves primarily the Chippewa Valley region, operating on a budget approved by a commission equally representing the interests of Chippewa, Eau Claire and Dunn counties. The airport is mainly used for general aviation and business travel; the Eau Claire-based Menards corporation uses CVRA to base their fleet of aircraft to serve their stores throughout the Midwest. It is occasionally used as an alternative landing site for flights bound for Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. As of April 2010, only one commercial airline, United Airlines, provides service for CVRA to Chicago O'Hare International. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a ''primary commercial service'' facility.〔 〕 According to the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 18,762 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,〔 〕 13,192 in 2009, and 18,369 in 2010.〔 〕 == History == In 1923, of land in Putnam Heights were purchased to build an airport. In 1929, Eau Claire Airways was started at the airport, offering training and scheduled taxi service to destinations in Wisconsin and Minnesota. In 1939, work on a new airport started north of Eau Claire. In 1940, Eau Claire County Airport started operations at its current site. Eau Claire Municipal Airport opened in 1945, while Chippewa Valley Regional Airport was officially opened in 1947 with the arrival of a Northwest Airlines DC-3. At this time, Eau Claire had three airports. Upgrades at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport were made in further decades, with a terminal addition in 1981. Another Terminal Remodeling/ expansion was completed in 2009 thus making travel flow faster.〔http://www.cvrairport.com/history.htm〕 A new $3.9 million control tower was built in 2005. In November 2006, the tower opened, thus making it safer for pilots. Passenger loading used to be from the tarmac until a jetbridge was installed in Spring 2011. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chippewa Valley Regional Airport」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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