by "Steven P. McNicoll" Apr 11, 2006 at 04:09
PM


In article
outaviation.com,
"Skyloon" wrote:


What is the cost of remote rural airstrips in AK or WY?



Capital costs would obviously depend upon the length of the runway, number
of runways, equipment, etc. Operating costs would depend on towered vs.
nontowered, number of maintenance personnel, etc. So it would vary.

The point is that very remote areas depend on GA for access, but traffic
volume would likely be insufficient to support the financial operations of
the airport. If important to access to the outside world (AK and some MT
airports), some sort of subsidy would be required.