Everything in Aviation is expensive!
The NDB system is no different, the electronics, keeping signal in spec, and mostly the location, and annual maintenance.
While the airport would love to own the property, that is frequently not the case.
Set up a building, especially one of the glass ones, and it all goes to hell on you real quick.
Not sure about MQD or MSO ....
Last edited by FlightPathOBN; 11th Jun 2012 at 20:44.