Congressman Eric Sorensen tours Quad Cities International Airport

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Congressman Eric Sorensen, Illinois 17th Congressional District, toured the Quad Cities International Airport, discussing fut...

October 10, 2023
7:22 AM

MOLINE, Ill. (KWQC) - Congressman Eric Sorensen, Illinois 17th Congressional District, toured the Quad Cities International Airport, discussing future developments and highlighting work being done to install a potential spaceport at the facility. Congressman Sorensen toured the airport, located at 2200 69th Avenue in Moline on Monday along with Quad cities International Airport Executive Director Ben Leischner. In September it was reported that the Metropolitan Airport Authority Board of Commissioners was considering the future of space travel and the board recently approved a commercial spaceport planning study.

Randy Biery