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Wallace Pinder Airport previews runway extension, hangars and safety upgrades to attract business jets
Summary
Wallace Pinder Airport manager Ben Jones told commissioners the airport has completed runway rehab and lighting, is planning a runway extension to about 5,500 feet to accommodate larger business jets and is seeking county support for equipment and staffing as operations grow.
Ben Jones, manager of Wallace Pinder Airport, told the Pender County Board of Commissioners April 30 that the airport has completed recent runway rehabilitation and lighting and is preparing for a runway extension project that would lengthen the runway from about 4,150 feet to roughly 5,500 feet. Jones said the longer runway would meet many business jets’ insurance minimums and allow aircraft to load more fuel locally, increasing fuel sales…
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