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Provo Airport director says FAA controls airspace as residents press noise and low‑altitude training concerns
Summary
Brian Jorgerson, director of the Provo City Airport, told Neighborhood District 3 that the airport is in a master‑planning process and that the FAA controls airspace and directs tower traffic, limiting local authority to bar flight schools.
Brian Jorgerson, director of the Provo City Airport, told Neighborhood District 3 that the airport is in the middle of a master‑planning process and invited residents to a public meeting on Nov. 17 to provide input on facility requirements and projections that will be validated by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Jorgerson said the airport is designated in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems as a primary airport and receives federal capital funding; he said the airport currently receives about $10 million in federal funding on average every other year and that passenger counts are growing, projecting roughly…
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