The Martha’s Vineyard Airport Commission has awarded Vineyard Wind the bid to lease the Duchess hangar complex at the Martha’s Vineyard Airport. The complex will be used as a helicopter base.
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission awarded leases to three businesses for four new lots in the airport business park late last week, marking the first expansion at the business park in 20 years.
The Martha’s Vineyard Airport commission mulled a proposal for a food and drink vendor in the so-called tent area of the airport at a meeting Tuesday afternoon. But some members weren’t so keen on alcohol sales outside of the airport restaurant.
With a busy summer of air traffic at its peak, the Martha’s Vineyard Airport is taking steps to better manage congestion on surrounding roadways, airport director Geoffrey Freeman said this week.
