Work is moving into a new phase at Taxiway A and a new roundabout at FM 546 is nearly complete. Here’s a breakdown of three projects underway or recently completed at McKinney National Airport.

1. Taxiway A realignment and rehabilitation

Project: Construction will realign and rehabilitate concrete along a portion of Taxiway A and create new connectors between Taxiways A and B.

Update: Construction is underway on the project’s second phase with construction services provided by Sinacola. The second phase will rehabilitate pavement along Taxiway A.

• Timeline: September 2026-August 2027

• Cost: $18.55 million

• Funding source: Texas Department of Transportation

The newly renovated Roy and Helen Hall Memorial Library will open this December in downtown McKinney.

McKinney’s Public Library System announced the grand opening in an Oct. 21 Facebook post.

The context: The library has been closed since June 2025 for a $20 million renovation project to change its layout. Renovations will also add a planetarium capable of holding 55 people and a 2,500-square-foot exhibit space that can host traveling museum exhibits.

• 101 E. Hunt St., McKinney

Contour Airlines will offer five weekly flights between Northwest Alabama Regional Airport in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, and Dallas Fort Worth International Airport.

Flights from Alabama to Dallas will begin Nov. 12, departing at 7:50 a.m. and arriving at 9:50 a.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, according to a news release. Return flights from DFW Airport to Muscle Shoals will operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing at 5 p.m. and arriving at 6:50 p.m.

Flights will be operated on a 30-seat regional jet, according to the news release.

Quote of note: "We are excited to expand the options available to travelers in the Shoals region by adding nonstop service to Dallas-Fort Worth while continuing to provide daily service to Charlotte," said Ben Munson, president of Contour Airlines.

The background: Contour Airlines is the regional airline brand of Contour Aviation, which is based in Smyrna, Tennessee. The company was founded in 1982 as Corporate Flight Management.

• 2400 Aviation Drive, Terminal D, DFW Airport