Questions and Answers
Q: Has an official decision been made? Is this project definitely happening?
No. An official decision has not been made and nothing is definite.
Q: When will the FAA make a decision about this proposal?
It is likely that the next announcement will be made in the Fall of 2023. This announcement will include a draft EIS (Environmental Impact Statement) which will be followed by another public comment period and then a final revision. Once the final revision is made, the FAA will make their decision - likely in the Winter of 2024. The graphic below from yeagerairporteis.com shows the steps in this process and the current stage.
Q: What could the FAA ultimately decide?
Move forward with the plan exactly as proposed by Yeager Airport and destroy a large portion of Coonskin Park.
Fund an alternative plan.
Fund no changes to the runway at Yeager Airport.
Q: Does the runway really need to be longer?
No. Airline service to an area is dependent on that particular area's demographics, not the length of the airport's runway. As a matter of fact, the runway at Yeager Airport is only a few hundred feet shorter than the runways at Reagan in Washington DC and La Guardia in NYC. A longer runway will not bring more airplanes to Charleston, WV.
Q: How can I help?
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