#5: The Tiny, Tiny Airport

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Entry posted by atsummerlin53 · February 22, 2013

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Well, it's been a little while since I've had a chance to sit down and put together an entry, so here's a brief look at the newest addition to Westover: the airport. It's so small, they haven't even come up with a name for it; they just call it The Airport. Maybe when a few more airlines come in somebody will come up with something better to call it.

Here we have a lovely shot of the terminal and concourse. Only 8 gates at the moment, but that's enough when you only get about 30 flights a day. So far the only carriers are Lufthansa and US Airways Express. Both airlines fly Canadair Regional Jets, with most flights at least 75% full. I have not yet added any modular parking packs or decks to my plugins folder, so my parking lots are repetitive. Never fear, that will be fixed in the near future.

Across the runway we have the civil aviation area with a small maintenance area and 2 helipads. Accessible via security gate and fence, this part of the airport complex also does not see a lot of traffic. But, it's enough to pay the bills. The airport is somewhat distant from the nearest towns, and sits amongst an extremely large tract of farmland. It does have good road and rail access, however, and there are plans for a cargo terminal when traffic can justify its construction.

Here is the taxiway-runway junction at the west end of runway 9. Only one runway; nothing spectacular.

Finally, a slightly zoomed-out look at the west end of the complex (there's nothing at the east end), showing you that it truly is out in the middle of nowhere. A chartered Avrojet is just taking off, heading to someplace bigger.