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(Spokesman-Review) — Instead of waiting for the Federal Aviation Administration to build an air traffic control tower, Coeur d’Alene Airport decided to build its own. The semipermanent structure built atop a stack of shipping containers will be staffed next summer. “It is really a safety issue,” said Bruce Mattare, Kootenai County commissioner and airport liaison. The general aviation airport in Hayden mostly serves small bush planes, private jets, express cargo and emergency aircraft. Despite having no commercial passenger service, it is the second-busiest airport in Idaho in terms of total f…