A sad day in Iowa City

In article ,
"Morgans" wrote:

"john smith" wrote in message
...
Best option, tear up the hard surface and make a new turf runway.

Considering that the runway in question is probably at LEAST a foot thick,
and full of rebar, it would almost be cheaper to make a new concrete runway,
as to tear it up.

They cannot get money to repave it as a runway.
They may be able to get money to repave it as a taxiway or to remove it.

"john smith" wrote in message
...
Best option, tear up the hard surface and make a new turf runway.

Considering that the runway in question is probably at LEAST a foot thick,
and full of rebar, it would almost be cheaper to make a new concrete runway,
as to tear it up.
--
Jim in NC

If the board member did not know it was closing, there is
certainly a violation of [what I'd expect to be] public
meetings laws. Get an injunction.



"john smith" wrote in message
...
| In article OVNsg.67074$ZW3.44952@dukeread04,
| "Jim Macklin"
wrote:
|
| Call the FAA to check on the status of the airport aid
money
| the airport has gotten and what strings were attached.
Does
| a scheduled airline use the airport and will the closing
of
| the runway impact their operation or safety?
|
| Call your Congressman, they put strings on Federal aid
money
| the FAA spends.
|
| File a law suit for an injunction, the sudden closing
| probably violated the public meetings law. File in both
| state and federal courts, cite lack of public meetings,
| proper notice, etc.
|
| Too late for all that. The paperwork has been long filed
and approved by
| the FAA.
| One could apply for funds to rebuild the runway and
reactivate it, but
| that would be years in the future without an immediate
justification.
| The FAA has been telling airports with light traffic that
they will only
| pay for two runways as a way of spreading more AIP money
around.
| The state government aviation organization is the agency
that decides
| which airports get how much money for what projects. They
are the
| gatekeepers and moneychangers. The states determine what
airports are
| needy and how much money it will cost, then go to the AIP
for the
| funding.
| For GA only airports, the local sponsor pays 5%, the state
5% and the
| AIP 90%.

"john smith" wrote

They cannot get money to repave it as a runway.
They may be able to get money to repave it as a taxiway or to remove it.

That is part of the rub. It does not need repaved, or any improvements.
--
Jim in NC

On 10 Jul 2006 20:40:42 -0700, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

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Today is truly a sad day in Iowa City airport history, and I can
personally
guarantee that when the winds are howling out of the North, there will
be many,
many days in the future when we will wish we had that runway back.

If you have regularly scheduled airline service they may find times
when the airlines will be unable to land. Some of those big airliners
and commuters are not noted for being able to handle tremendous cross
winds. The individual airlines *probably* have cross wind limitations
they impose as well.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com
Roger