Mr Cook, who has offered to pay a "substantial" sum of money to buy the runway and surroundingfacilities, said the international business community looked on Sheffield's lack of an airport with "universal incredulity".
Initial operation under this approval will be limited to Wilmington, NC and the surrounding area and will expand nationwide pending completion and activation of the Commission's facilities for processing requests for protection of unlicensed wireless microphone at event venues.
Oxfam's programmes in the surrounding villages and camps for the displaced have been providing more than 50, 000 people with clean water, sanitation facilities, hygiene education and assistance to improve their livelihoods.