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Board discusses precision approach, VOR relocation and taxiway timing; FAA funding window years away
Summary
Board members and consultants discussed options to add a precision instrument approach, whether taxiway work would require relocating a VOR navigation aid, and the multiyear funding and scheduling implications tied to FAA AIP funding.
Board members and airport consultants discussed whether to pursue a precision instrument approach, how a taxiway expansion might trigger relocation of the site VOR (VHF omnidirectional range) and the fiscal and scheduling constraints tied to federal funding.
A consultant described the VOR as inside the standard 1,000-foot obstacle circle for the airport and said some past exemptions have been granted in similar cases. The consultant said moving or getting an exemption for the VOR could require shifting it roughly 150 feet to accommodate taxiway construction or, if an exemption is not approved, relocating the VOR several hundred feet (likely…
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