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Salt Lake City’s model plane airport is nearly a decade old now, but issues like a run-down runway cause headaches for pilots hoping to use it.

(Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune) Curtis Rennemann prepares to fly his model Jet plane at the Salt Lake City Modelport, on Tuesday, July 14, 2026.

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