By Chris Frost
Tri County Sentry
Oxnard-- Runway 25 is open and ready to go at Oxnard Airport, as it received a new surface and new runway markings.
The community celebrated with a ribbon-cutting Friday, February 12.
The reconstructed runway will serve a vital interest in Ventura County's future as it progresses and grows in the 21st Century.
Director of Airports Keith Freitas said Oxnard has been in service for 87 years, and he noted that what makes a great airport is the community surrounding the airport.
"It's the pilots and the businesses around the airport," he said. "The backbone of all that is the runway. That's what brings it all together. The qualities and the features of the runway are what make it all happen."
Frietas said he had nothing to do with all the greatness surrounding the day.
"I've been here all of five days by the time we did the ribbon-cutting," he said. "There is all the great work with airport staff that did this, Aaron Powers from our team, from securing the grant funding, it was the largest dollar amount, $14.4 million, that the county received for the unity…
