Overview
- The FAA has deemed cranes installed near the runway a hazard to air navigation and is investigating whether the town is violating federal obligations to protect the airport’s airspace.
- Under an interim arrangement, LMC must give 24 hours’ notice for crane use, prompting runway closures of up to three hours per day.
- North Dansville notified LMC it violated zoning rules, ordered the company to cease crane use in protected airspace within six months, and says an alternate off‑approach site was offered and rejected.
- Town leaders say the airport is losing money and are weighing closure or higher taxes, though past federal Airport Improvement Program grants restrict any shutdown without FAA approval.
- Rep. Claudia Tenney says her office is liaising with local, county and federal officials on safety concerns, as AOPA condemns the obstructions after a pilot reported maneuvering around three cranes to land.