SkyDog58
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My wife and I flew over to Horrace Williams (IGX) in Chapel Hill today to meet my brother and his wife, who live in Raleigh. We met for lunch and a tour of UNC where she went to school. We had a great time. However, the airport is facing imminent closure because UNC wants to repurpose the land. Part of their reasoning is that the airport isn’t making enough money to justify its continuing existence.
I’ve read a few articles over the past couple years about the possible closure and that was one of the things that motivated the trip today besides visiting my brother. I just wanted to fly there before it closed and to up their numbers just a bit. I also bought fuel.
They have an online petition fighting the closure on change.org so I went there and signed it. I’d encourage anyone who cares about the continuing loss of small GA airports to do the same. And those who live and fly in NC really need to pay a visit there in the immediate future to support them before it really is too late.
Here is the link to the petition.
Here is an AOPA article about it.
I think it is an airport that is well worth saving.
I’ve read a few articles over the past couple years about the possible closure and that was one of the things that motivated the trip today besides visiting my brother. I just wanted to fly there before it closed and to up their numbers just a bit. I also bought fuel.
They have an online petition fighting the closure on change.org so I went there and signed it. I’d encourage anyone who cares about the continuing loss of small GA airports to do the same. And those who live and fly in NC really need to pay a visit there in the immediate future to support them before it really is too late.
Here is the link to the petition.
Here is an AOPA article about it.
I think it is an airport that is well worth saving.