St. George Municipal Airport

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St. George Municipal Airport

IATA: SGU - ICAO: KSGU
Summary
Airport type		Public
Operator		City of St. George
Serves		St. George, Utah
Elevation AMSL		2,941 ft (896.4 m)
Coordinates		37°05′26″N, 113°35′35″W
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
16/34	6,606	2,014	Asphalt

St. George Municipal Airport (IATA: SGU, ICAO: KSGU) is a public airport located in the city of St. George, serving southern Utah. The airport has one runway. It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by SkyWest on behalf of Delta Air Lines and United Airlines. SkyWest has its corporate headquarters located in the city of St. George and employs over 500 people in the city.

1 Airlines
2 New Regional Airport
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Airlines

Delta Air Lines
- Delta Connection operated by SkyWest (Salt Lake City)
United Airlines
- United Express operated by SkyWest (Los Angeles)

[edit] New Regional Airport

The current St. George airport is land-locked and has no room for expansion. The current airport's runway and terminal is too small to accommodate larger aircraft the city is in demand for. Due to the rapid expansion of the St. George community and surrounding areas, a new airport has been proposed. It will be built just southeast of St. George on a site which once was an airfield and has since abandoned since 1961. Up until the beginning of the current decade, the old runway was used for vehicle drag racing and radio controlled aircraft.

An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) was completed in August 2006. The study concluded the impact on the environment and noise pollution would be minimal. Plans for the new airport include a single runway capable of accommodating regional jets as well as other larger Boeing type aircraft. The runway will be oriented at approximately 010/190 degrees. It will initially be 9,300 by 150 feet with future plans for the runway to be extended to 11,500 by 150 feet. The airport will also include an Air Traffic Control Tower, as well as a precision instrument approach, things the current airport does not have which are vital to future demand of air travel.

The new St. George Airport has been partially funded by grants from the FAA totalling $24.2 million. The entire project is expected to cost between $170 million $190 million. The city is expected to break ground on the proposed site in early 2008 with completion of the airport expected in 2011.