Board: Operations rising at Hurricane as Saint George restrictions shift traffic

Sep 15, 2026

Staff told the board Hurricane is seeing a notable increase in operations—"We're already at 20,000 operations for this year"—attributed in part to Saint George's prior-permission-required (PPR) restrictions that have pushed flight-school and GA pattern work to Hurricane.

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Airport staff told the board that Hurricane is handling a marked rise in traffic as some pilots and flight schools relocate pattern work from Saint George. Dave (speaker S4) said the airport has "already at 20,000 operations for this year" and that the surge includes many aircraft not based at Hurricane.

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