June 2023 | Vol. 9 Iss. 06
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SOUTH VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT’S MASTER PLAN GETS OFF THE GROUND By Peri Kinder | peri.k@thecityjournals.com
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here are big plans for the South Valley Regional Airport in West Jordan at 7365 S. 4450 West, but don’t expect to see changes anytime soon. The Salt Lake City Department of Airports is updating its master plan for the regional airport that is home to the Utah National Guard Army Aviation support facility, maintenance hangars, aircraft parking, airplane hangars and flight schools. Brady Fredrickson, SLCDA director of airport planning, has been sharing the master plan with the public, getting feedback and talking about the changes that include lengthening the runway and building an air traffic control tower. “The runway extension itself will be based on demand, and it’s based on specific demand, and that would be corporate jets starting to fly in and out,” he said. “When we see business jets that need to go to the East Coast, that’s when the runway will be extended.” That growth could happen in five years, 10 years or longer. In fact, the 2006 SVR master plan that’s being updated shows most of the same things discussed in the new plan, but it anticipated more aggressive growth. By planning now, the airport can preserve space and start working with the Federal Aviation Administration who will need to review the plans and analyze the site for
The Salt Lake City Department of Airports is updating its master plan for the South Valley Regional Airport, which includes a longer runway
Continued page 18 and an air traffic control tower. (Courtesy of SLCDA)
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