Times In-Depth: What runway extension means to Erie
Erie International Airport is extending its runway - all the way to Atlanta, Orlando, Florida, and Cancun, Mexico.
After decades of planning for a longer runway, construction of the final project began in June
Commercial and charter airlines are taking note. They have expressed interest in connecting Erie with a variety of distant cities - including Orlando, Atlanta and Cancun - when the $ 83 million project is completed in late 2012, Airport Executive Director said Chris Rodgers.
There is no firm commitments that air service will be expanded. But prospects look good, especially for service to Orlando, Rodgers said.
"It's the No. 1 destination of the people who use this airport; more people fly to Orlando than any other place. There are airlines that are aware of that and want to take advantage of that," Rodgers said. "We could also see the return of service to Charlotte and Atlanta and more vacation charter flights."
Not every airport that has extended a runway so far has attracted additional air service. An airport in Flagstaff, Ariz., recently completed a runway extension -- and lost a commercial carrier during an industry downturn fueled by soaring fuel prices.
"There are no guarantees with this. But without the extension, we're guaranteed not to have that potential," Rodgers said.
Safety first
While additional air service would be welcome, improved safety is the primary driver for the extended runway -- and for the money that the state, federal and local governments are investing in it.
The existing 6,500-foot-runway does not meet Federal Aviation Administration safety standards. The FAA requires a 1,000-foot safety area at each end of the runway. Erie has much smaller safety areas, including one less than 100 feet long at the western end of the runway.
Two commercial planes over the years have gone into or across that inadequate safety area.
A Spirit Airlines DC 9-30 charter jet bringing 113 passengers home from Atlantic City skidded off the runway and into mud near Asbury Road in March 2002.
In February 1986, a US Airways DC-9 carrying 23 passengers from Toronto skidded off the runway, across about 100 feet of frozen ground and onto Asbury Road.
No one was seriously injured in an accident either, but the incident added to the clamor of a longer runway, Rodgers said.
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