The North Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission on Thursday approved a proposal to share a radio frequency with nearby Camp Robinson airfield in the interest of safety for pilots at both airports.
"The safety of our pilots is paramount, and it's imperative we take this step," said commission member Jim Julian, who made the motion to approve the proposal.
The 6-1 vote clears the way for Clay Rogers, the North Little Rock Municipal Airport manager, to work with Camp Robinson airfield personnel on a new "discreet" radio frequency that only the two airports will share and that will allow pilots at both airports to hear one another's radio traffic.
Julian's motion gave the airports until June 2016 to make the transition to the new frequency, which will have to be approved by the Federal Communications Commission and timed to coincide with the publication of Federal Aviation Administration aeronautical charts and airport/facility directories.
