Columbus AFB runway on sked

A $31.29 million concrete construction project on two miles of the center runway at Columbus (Miss.) Air Force Base is about two-thirds complete and tentatively on target for use August 29, according to base officials. It’s the most extensive overhaul since the asphalt runway was originally built in 1959. Lt. Col. David Meissen, commander of the 14th Civil Engineer Squadron at CAFB, said the base's inner and outer runways - as well as runways at Golden Triangle Regional Airport - are being used for pilot training missions. Babcock Construction of Pheba, Miss. – about 19 due west of West Point – is the project's general contractor. Source: Columbus (Miss.) Dispatch, June 8, 2013.