Does Eastern Jack Need an Airport?

Post by **dangerboy** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:45 am

What do people think, does Eastern Jackson County need a good industrial/executive general aviation facility to compete with Downtown, Johnson County, and Platte County? Would it be helpful for attracting the corporate headquarters and industrial operations that E-Jack craves? It seems to be working for the airport out past Olathe.

Is it doable? Lee's Summit's airport seems like a good candidate - it's near highway access, rail lines, executive housing, and existing industries. However the city keeps allowing residential development around the airport, which would make expansion difficult. Independence's airport is just a lone landing strip, and it's also in the path of sprawl. Ditto for the privately owned airport in Grain Valley.

Brooksider · Post by **Brooksider** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 8:17 pm

Lee's Summit airport already has more take-offs and landings daily than Johnson county executive and new century.

GRID · Post by **GRID** » Wed Oct 01, 2003 9:54 pm

Brooksider wrote:Lee's Summit airport already has more take-offs and landings daily than Johnson county executive and new century.

That's what I was thinking, LS decided to expand the airport when it was about to be run out of town by development. I think LS did the right thing. When the Strother Rd interchange opens, you will see a lot more development associated with the airport go in.

Post by **bahua** » Thu Oct 02, 2003 9:47 pm

There are already way too many airports in this country, but if they can make it profitable to the city and to the airlines, why not?

Good2Great · Post by **Good2Great** » Wed Oct 08, 2003 10:38 pm

Do you have any idea how an airport in eastern jack would lessen the transportation burden of all the METH-Entrepreneurs in the area.

It's good for the economy....GO FOR IT>