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Final flight

Last essential air service flight of Great Lakes leaves Worland empty

WORLAND – An empty aircraft departed the Worland Municipal Airport at 12:29 p.m. on Friday afternoon, signaling the end of an era.

During that time, Airport Manager Lynn Murdoch and two Great Lakes Aviation employees watched as flight No. 2956 departed. The flight was the last flight out of Worland with essential air service. No commercial flyers were on board.

What this means for Worland

The last...