Once the market’s been proven, phase two would begin. Within the next two years, officials say, carriers could be running about 10 flights per day out of the airport. In the first phase, Avports would renovate the airport’s existing terminal building for commercial service and security screening while the airport commission obtained certification for scheduled service from the Federal Aviation Administration. The plan would bring scheduled commercial service through budget carriers in a phased approach. “Please defer any vote or approval of the airline passenger proposal until fully coordinated have been completed, accepted and made public,” he said Monday. Additional flights would only compound the noise and traffic problem, he said. But they also say that, at most, the long-term plan would result in a 10% increase in overall flight operations at the airport, which already receives the largest general aviation aircraft in operation.ĭale Browne, president of the homeowners association for the Great Oak community, said his neighborhood has already seen increases in ambient noise from nearby Amazon data centers and their generators, complaints that have already gotten the Prince William Board of County Supervisors to reconsider certain provisions of the county’s noise ordinance. Residents from nearby housing developments in both the city and Prince William County said the additional flights would add to a growing noise problem in their area, which is near several new data centers.Īirport officials said they won’t know how much additional noise will be created by the flights because they don’t yet know what aircraft the commercial carriers would be using. Noise concerns dominated a public hearing on the plan to bring commercial flights to Manassas Regional Airport, as the City Council paused any action on the proposal until its July 24 meeting. Sign up for ’s free email subscription today. (Courtesy Avports via InsideNova) This article was written by WTOP’s news partner and republished with permission. Business & Finance Click to expand menu.Ī rendering of what the Manassas Airport terminal could look like after an expansion for commercial passenger service.
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