the newest general aviation airport

[buttman]

People always say that one GA airport closes every week, yet no new GA
airports are opened. I was wondering, how literal is that second part?
Is the total number of new GA airport openings really zero? How long
has it been like that? If one were to identify the "newest" public use
GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?

[B A R R Y]

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:35:29 -0800 (PST), buttman >
wrote:

> If one were to identify the "newest" public use
>GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?

Does new include military bases gone joint or full-public?

[Jay Honeck]

> People always say that one GA airport closes every week, yet no new GA
> airports are opened. I was wondering, how literal is that second part?
> Is the total number of new GA airport openings really zero? How long
> has it been like that? If one were to identify the "newest" public use
> GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?

It's somewhat hyperbole, but mostly true.

Oh, sure, sometimes we hear about a new regional airport opening
somewhere, but invariably (it seems) they close two nearby airports in
order to justify its construction.

Luckily, America still has an amazing number of airports -- every town
over 30K people seems to have one. Thankfully, in the overall scheme
of a city budget, their operating expenses are usually neglible, so
they remain open for us to use.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Matt W. Barrow]

"Jay Honeck" > wrote in message
...
>> People always say that one GA airport closes every week, yet no new GA
>> airports are opened. I was wondering, how literal is that second part?
>> Is the total number of new GA airport openings really zero? How long
>> has it been like that? If one were to identify the "newest" public use
>> GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?
>
> It's somewhat hyperbole, but mostly true.
>
> Oh, sure, sometimes we hear about a new regional airport opening
> somewhere, but invariably (it seems) they close two nearby airports in
> order to justify its construction.
>
> Luckily, America still has an amazing number of airports -- every town
> over 30K people seems to have one. Thankfully, in the overall scheme
> of a city budget, their operating expenses are usually neglible, so
> they remain open for us to use.
Jay,

Take a hop over to Red Oak, Iowa http://www.airnav.com/airport/RDK...about
12,000 people and a wonderful airport that been in business since the 30's.
Not new, but staying very much alive.

MOF, it's the smaller towns that are most likely to keep their airports as
developers don't cover the land.

[B A R R Y]

On Wed, 21 Nov 2007 17:13:27 -0800 (PST), Jay Honeck
> wrote:

>
>Luckily, America still has an amazing number of airports -- every town
>over 30K people seems to have one. Thankfully, in the overall scheme
>of a city budget, their operating expenses are usually neglible, so
>they remain open for us to use.

Great blurb about you in the latest AOPA mag!

Nice work! I hope all who read it are as inspired to do the same at
home, short of buying a hotel.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[C J Campbell[_1_]]

On 2007-11-21 17:13:27 -0800, Jay Honeck > said:

>> People always say that one GA airport closes every week, yet no new GA
>> airports are opened. I was wondering, how literal is that second part?
>> Is the total number of new GA airport openings really zero? How long
>> has it been like that? If one were to identify the "newest" public use
>> GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?
>
> It's somewhat hyperbole, but mostly true.
>
> Oh, sure, sometimes we hear about a new regional airport opening
> somewhere, but invariably (it seems) they close two nearby airports in
> order to justify its construction.
>
> Luckily, America still has an amazing number of airports -- every town
> over 30K people seems to have one. Thankfully, in the overall scheme
> of a city budget, their operating expenses are usually neglible, so
> they remain open for us to use.

Bellevue, WA is well over 100,000 people and it does not have an
airport, although the remains of Bellevue's old airport can still be
seen at an office complex. The next town, Issaquah, had its airport
closed years ago. No trace of it remains. The next town to the south,
Renton, is in danger of losing its airport. Redmond and Kirkland do not
have airports. There is still a tiny airport at Fall City. Basically,
there is no airport of any kind, general aviation or otherwise, for a
huge area east of Seattle. Millions of people live there, but no
airport. There used to be half a dozen or more airports in that area.
--
Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

[Don Poitras]

buttman > wrote:
> People always say that one GA airport closes every week, yet no new GA
> airports are opened. I was wondering, how literal is that second part?
> Is the total number of new GA airport openings really zero? How long
> has it been like that? If one were to identify the "newest" public use
> GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?

Sanford-Lee County airport in North Carolina (my home base) opened in
2000, but it did replace the older Sanford airport (now used by police
to practice PIT Maneuvers and it makes a good landmark when flying
the ILS procedure turn without a hood.)

--
Don Poitras

[Jay Honeck]

> Great blurb about you in the latest AOPA mag!
>
> Nice work! I hope all who read it are as inspired to do the same at
> home, short of buying a hotel.

Thanks! It came as quite a surprise, since they didn't actually speak
to me since last summer.

I suppose they just file this stuff away somewhere, waiting for the
day when they've got a "hole" to fill in the magazine. All I know is
our Fly In Pool Party this year is gonna be hard to beat next year!

(Of course, now that AOPA has virtually invited the entire pilot
population, we *might* exceed it in '08...)

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Darkwing]

"buttman" > wrote in message
...
> People always say that one GA airport closes every week, yet no new GA
> airports are opened. I was wondering, how literal is that second part?
> Is the total number of new GA airport openings really zero? How long
> has it been like that? If one were to identify the "newest" public use
> GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?


I know they are closing Indianapolis Metro and moving it a few miles north,
so that is a 1:1. There was Indianapolis Brookside which closed a couple
years ago and is now housing as well, so around here we haven't gained any
new GA airports, lost one and moved another.

[JGalban via AviationKB.com]

buttman wrote:
> If one were to identify the "newest" public use
>GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?

In my neck of the woods (AZ), Williams Gateway airport (formerly Williams
AFB) opened as a public use facility in the 90s. In the "completely new"
category, Lake Havasu, AZ closed their old lakeside airport and and built a
completely new facility outside of town, also back in the 90s. I liked the
old one better :-) Bullhead City, AZ built a new airport on the site of
their old airport.

John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)

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[Mike Noel]

I was going to post about Phoenix Regional as a relatively new airport but I
don't know when it was built. Anyone else know?

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Mike

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"JGalban via AviationKB.com" <u32749@uwe> wrote in message
news:7ba85bf4e23c3@uwe...
> buttman wrote:
>> If one were to identify the "newest" public use
>>GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?
>
> In my neck of the woods (AZ), Williams Gateway airport (formerly Williams
> AFB) opened as a public use facility in the 90s. In the "completely
> new"
> category, Lake Havasu, AZ closed their old lakeside airport and and built
> a
> completely new facility outside of town, also back in the 90s. I liked
> the
> old one better :-) Bullhead City, AZ built a new airport on the site of
> their old airport.
>
> John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)
>
> --
> Message posted via http://www.aviationkb.com
>

[Ron Lee[_2_]]

"Matt W. Barrow" > wrote:

>Take a hop over to Red Oak, Iowa http://www.airnav.com/airport/RDK...about
>12,000 people and a wonderful airport that been in business since the 30's.
>Not new, but staying very much alive.

I have been to Red Oak twice. Once I went to the town square during a
farmers market evening and it was the kind of America that I like.

Ron Lee

[[email protected]]

On Nov 22, 8:57 am, C J Campbell >
wrote:
> On 2007-11-21 17:13:27 -0800, Jay Honeck > said:
>
>
>
> >> People always say that one GA airport closes every week, yet no new GA
> >> airports are opened. I was wondering, how literal is that second part?
> >> Is the total number of new GA airport openings really zero? How long
> >> has it been like that? If one were to identify the "newest" public use
> >> GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?
>
> > It's somewhat hyperbole, but mostly true.
>
> > Oh, sure, sometimes we hear about a new regional airport opening
> > somewhere, but invariably (it seems) they close two nearby airports in
> > order to justify its construction.
>
> > Luckily, America still has an amazing number of airports -- every town
> > over 30K people seems to have one. Thankfully, in the overall scheme
> > of a city budget, their operating expenses are usually neglible, so
> > they remain open for us to use.
>
> Bellevue, WA is well over 100,000 people and it does not have an
> airport, although the remains of Bellevue's old airport can still be
> seen at an office complex. The next town, Issaquah, had its airport
> closed years ago. No trace of it remains. The next town to the south,
> Renton, is in danger of losing its airport. Redmond and Kirkland do not
> have airports. There is still a tiny airport at Fall City. Basically,
> there is no airport of any kind, general aviation or otherwise, for a
> huge area east of Seattle. Millions of people live there, but no
> airport. There used to be half a dozen or more airports in that area.
> --
> Waddling Eagle
> World Famous Flight Instructor

Maybe because "flat" land is rare and expensive there ?? Best and
highest use paradigm at work. Isn't Boeing field available to country
clubbers ?? I did see a lot of sea planes around, people adapt to
reality..JG

[[email protected]]

On Nov 23, 2:00 pm, "JGalban via AviationKB.com" <u32749@uwe> wrote:
> buttman wrote:
> > If one were to identify the "newest" public use
> >GA airport, what year did it open? Sometimes in the 1970s? 1980s?
>
> In my neck of the woods (AZ), Williams Gateway airport (formerly Williams
> AFB) opened as a public use facility in the 90s. In the "completely new"
> category, Lake Havasu, AZ closed their old lakeside airport and and built a
> completely new facility outside of town, also back in the 90s. I liked the
> old one better :-) Bullhead City, AZ built a new airport on the site of
> their old airport.
>
> John Galban=====>N4BQ (PA28-180)
>
> --
> Message posted viahttp://www.aviationkb.com


Our very own OJ, Sarge Drew is a pilot...hmmmm. Jay H. did you notice
any drums falling from the sky around Iowa ??

Socialism lives on in some GOP areas:

"What is now the Bolingbrook Clow International Airport was acquired
by the Village of
Bolingbrook in 2004. Bolingbrook's Clow International Airport was
built originally in the
late 1950's by Oliver Boyd Clow so he could fly his treasured 1948
Model A Navion
airplane. This little grass airstrip with humble beginnings was
replaced in the 1970's
with a 50- by 3400-foot lighted asphalt runway, and in 1973, became a
general aviation
airport named Clow International Airport. In 1989, Clow was named the
best privately
owned, public-use airport in Illinois, and in 1998, the thriving
little airport was sold to
developer Joe De Paulo. There are currently over 70,000 landings and
take-offs each
year, making it one of the most widely used general aviation airports
in Illinois.