TORRINGTON – The Torrington City Council in April named Fort Laramie resident Mike Salyer to the post of Municipal Airport manager following a months-long search.
The council began its search for a new manager in December 2016, shortly after long-time Torrington airport manager Jerry Wright passed away.
Unlike airports in bigger cities, Torrington doesn’t have much in the way of control tower personnel, grounds crews, fueling attendants, emergency personnel or compliance officers, all of those duties fall on the shoulders of the airport manager, or his part-time assistant manager. Some of those duties, such as handling aviation fuel, require certification by the Federal Aviation Administration. They’ve also been known to run to town and pick up sandwiches or burgers for a hungry pilot and passengers, who are making a quick stop for fuel.