Sun, May 14, 2006
FAA Selects West Bay Site 8,400-foot Runway as Preferred
Alternative
The Panama City - Bay
County Airport and Industrial District (Airport Authority) tells
ANN that it has received the FAA's Final Environmental Impact
Statement (FEIS) on the proposed relocation of the Panama City -
Bay County International Airport.
According to the FAA's FEIS:
"The FAA selects the West Bay Site 8,400-foot Alternative as its
preferred alternative. For the reasons presented throughout this
FEIS, the FAA has selected this alternative as its preferred
alternative because of its superior ability to meet the purposes
and needs of the project with fewer constraints than presented by
any of the Existing Site alternatives. The FAA has also selected
this alternative because the West Bay Site has been deemed the
operationally preferable location as compared to the existing
site." (FEIS, pp. S12)
"We've got a lot of work ahead of us, but this is a significant
milestone," said Airport Executive Director Randy Curtis. "We are
extremely grateful to the FAA for the time, attention and effort
they have devoted to our airport. We clearly share the same goal -
to provide the people of Bay County an airport that meets all
federal safety and design standards and can operate without
constraints. Today, we are one step closer to achieving that
goal."
The proposed airport relocation site is near West Bay on land
owned by The St. Joe Company.
The FAA has indicated it will issue its final Record of Decision
(ROD) regarding airport relocation in September 2006.
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