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SPONSOR'S IDENTIFIED GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

On March 14, 2007, the FMAA adopted the following goals for the development of a replacement commercial service airport:

  • Identify a safe and efficient location for relocating the Friedman Memorial Airport (SUN) that can accommodate FAA design and safety standards commensurate with current projected future use of the Airport;
  • Relocating SUN to a location in geographic proximity to existing population, resorts, and business centers in the Wood River region to secure the economic benefits associated with continuation of air carrier service and other aviation operations for a community and region whose economy is tourist-based;
  • Locating an airport site in proximity to State Highway 75 with the ability to build an exclusive access road to Highway 75 that best fits existing local and regional transportation infrastructure, transportation patterns, demographic patterns, and patterns of foreseeable regional economic development;
  • Identify a replacement airport site that is located within Blaine County and has sufficient land area (minimum of 1,200 acres) to accommodate needed and forecast airport facilities consistent with FAA airport design standards applicable to the type of aircraft that will use the replacement airport during the forecast horizon; and
  • Identify a replacement airport site that is less likely to experience the winter weather disruptions that characterize the existing airport and can provide reliable and safe access to all users in adverse weather via a minimum of a Category I instrument approach system.