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Florida Airports Slowly Return to Normal

In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, more Florida airports look to resume normal operations.

After Florida's Naples Airport was inundated with flood waters last week by Hurricane Ian, the airport was back in operation again just 48 hours later. Resulting electrical problems with the airport's runway lighting and navigational aids, is limiting usage to daylight hours until further notice. (Photo: Naples Airport Authority)

By Curt Epstein • Business Aviation Services Editor

October 3, 2022

As the remnants of now-tropical storm Ian bring rain and winds to the Northeast U.S. following flooding in the mid-Atlantic region, areas in Florida remain devastated from last week’s Category 4 hurricane, which claimed approximately 100 lives and left millions without power. Many airports across the center of the state, from the Gulf Coast where it made landfall to the Atlantic Coast, continued their clean-ups and reopenings, in some cases for humanitarian flights only.

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