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The plan approved by the Federal Aviation Administration also includes projects for a new taxiway and to move power lines along Ohio 741, said Terry Slaybaugh, director of aviation for the city of Dayton, which oversees the airport.
The 527-acre airport is at the intersection of Ohio 741 and Austin Boulevard. It is responsible for about 320 jobs, an annual payroll of $10.7 million and a yearly economic output of nearly $36 million, according to an Ohio Department of Transportation study.
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