The Flying Cloud Airport was built in 1941 when the United States Navy made arrangements with a local farmer, Martin “Pappy” Grill, to use his grass landing strip to train Navy pilots during World War II. The Navy Pilots flying from Wold-Chamberlain Airport, which is now Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, would use this field for practicing approaches.
Recently, the airport has undergone a $27 million expansion program, which included runway extensions, new taxiways, additional hangar facilities, and sewer and water improvements. The project will allow more efficient use of the airport, enhance safety and increase aircraft storage capacity and will enhance its importance in the Twin Cities airspace in Minnesota.
To promote the airport’s new face lift it turned to an unusual medium for airport marketing – YouTube. Kinda of a stroke of brilliance. It doesn’t cost anything to post a video on YouTube and our course it has the potential to be seen by many viewers. And of course other websites (like this one) can link to the video and expand its viewership.
