helicopter tours

FAA pauses federal funds to Sedona Airport

The FAA has paused federal grants for the Sedona Airport until the airport submits a plan for coming into compli­ance with three of 39 grant assurances required for airports receiving federal funds. The development could be significant for the airport’s...

Sedona Chamber of Commerce bets on quiet skies

The COVID-19 pandemic brought the skies above Sedona to an unfamiliar level of quiet as all varieties of air traffic significantly slowed — everything from international overflights to jaunts in private two-seaters — when various states’ stay-at-home proclamations were...

‘No-fly zone’ deal reached with local helicopter tours

Sedona City Manager Justin Clifton doubted he’d ever see such an agreement. Following nearly two years of discussion and negotiations, Sedona’s two helicopter tour companies reached an agreement to establish a no-fly zone over the vast majority of the city. “It’s...

Noise abatement and board charter among issues raised at Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority meeting

The Sedona-Oak Creek Airport Authority Board of Directors meeting on Monday, Feb. 25, had an unusually long break. The directors needed to take a call with the organization’s lawyer, which lasted...

Trending Now

Teachers get 2% raise in FY27

SOCSD continues paying 2007 bond; to finalize Big Park sale in July Teachers in the Sedona-Oak Creek School District will...

Timelapse video of the Pocket Fire on Friday night, June 26

Timelapses of the Pocket Fire seen from Dry Creek Road on Friday night, June 26.David Jolkovski/Larson Newspapers
Larson Newspapers