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JANUARY 25, 2023
SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
VOL XXXVIII • NO 35
MTFR Introduces Inaugural Class Of Career Fire Lieutenants BY JEFF FALK
Nearly 90 Years Old, Airport Still Has Unrealized Potential ould the Lancaster Airport be one of the most heavily utilized airports in Pennsylvania, as well as one of the state’s most underutilized? Now, that may sound like a contradiction, but it very much tells the story of the local transportation hub. One of 13 public airports in Pennsylvania, Lancaster Airport serves as a gateway for the rich business climate that flourishes in central Pennsylvania. But when it comes to commercial traffic, sometimes local flyers overlook Lancaster Airport as
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part of their travel plans. Consider this: Lancaster Airport offers about five commercial flights per day, about 30 a week, many of which serve as connecting flights to destinations like New York; Boston; Washington, D.C.; and Florida through larger commercial airports. But Lancaster Airport stages nearly 90,000 private or corporate flights each year. Mainly because of that large number of business flights, Lancaster Airport ranks third in the state - based on number of flights,
not number of passengers - behind only Philadelphia and Pittsburgh international airports. “I’ve heard that the community wants to go more places from the airport,” said Lancaster Airport Authority director Ed Foster. “I think what happens is that simply because we don’t have large jets come in here, people don’t associate it (commercial travel) with Lancaster. When people search for flights, they tend to book larger airports. Sometimes it may be cheaper, but we’re close and convenient and we
offer free parking here. We’re trying to make it more attractive to fly out of here.” Situated on 850 acres of land east of Route 501 at 500 Airport Road, just north of Neffsville, the Lancaster Airport features an air traffic control tower, hangars and two paved runways, including a 6,934foot-long, 150-foot-wide runway. The Lancaster Airport Authority employs 29 local residents as fuelers, firefighters and managers. But the other 24 on-site businesses employ another 230 citizens. See Lancaster Airport pg 5
See MTFR pg 3
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Manheim Township’s fire rescue program is headed in a new direction - a more professional one. At the board of commissioners’ public meeting on Jan. 9, Manheim Township Fire Rescue (MTFR) introduced its firstever group of career fire lieutenants - Justin Gernert, Richard Flinn, Daniel Braden and Matthew Barnes. Subsequently, Gernert has been assigned to shift A at Engine 201, Southern Manheim Township station; Flinn has been assigned to shift B; Braden has been assigned to shift C; and Barnes has been assigned to shift D.