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Airport Development
Virginia Aviation Associates, L.L.C. and its Professional Engineering Consulting firm Campbell & Paris Engineers, are currently pursuing the long-range plan for airport facilities including: land acquisition, development of a new runway, and construction of new hangars to improve safety and efficiency of the airport and attract business opportunities to the region while accommodating forecasted demand for General Aviation facilities.Virginia Aviation Associates, L.L.C. purchased the 230-acre airport from Gateway L.L.C. in May of 2000. The owners plan to use $4.6 million supported by the FAA and DOAV to purchase an additional 388 acres for future development. The owners are pursuing the development of a replacement runway for Runway 1028. The new runway is intended to support the General Aviation community both recreational and business users alike. The proposed runway will be 1350 feet longer than the existing runway and provide additional space for hangar and business development. To support this future growth the purchasing of land includes a sufficient buffer area to protect airport and surrounding communities from incompatible land uses. The anticipated construction of the runway will be within the next 5 years. The current step in this process is to finalize the airport's current Airport Layout Plan, being in it's final stage, and receive an approved Joint Permit Application for the new runway from the Army Corps of Engineering and DEQ along with a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) from the FAA, also in it's final stages.
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