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Small Airports Expect Record Traffic For Eclipse

(Portland, OR)  --  Small airports are expecting record traffic for the upcoming solar eclipse.  KGW reports that Madras Airport in Central Oregon says it has already taken reservations for 300 planes and August 21st, the day of the eclipse, is sold out for landings.  The Federal Aviation Administration says that Bend and Madras airports are bringing in private companies to run air traffic control around the eclipse.  Millions of travelers are expected to come into Oregon in August for the eclipse.

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